Candy Marshmallows Probably Aren't Health Food
But, I found out today, this plant has a history of medicinal and cooking uses.
- The leaves, roots, stems, flowers and seeds are packed with vitamins A,B,C and E.
- Some folks, substitute the leaves for spinach. Pregnant women get iron and zinc from it.
- Gooey stuff, called mucilage comes out of the leaves and roots, when you squeeze them.
- Rub that ingredient on cuts or, wounds and, it heals, reduces pain and stops infection.
- The plant's name in Hebrew and Arabic, translated to English, would be bread.
- A Roman naturalist, recommended a teaspoon of mallow, a day to prevent diseases.
Quit Teaching Kids to Roast Marshmallows
They make a mess and could get burned, fooling around with campfires.
The world would be a better place if, you didn't give them sharp sticks, to use like that.
It would be a good idea, to have them poke holes in the ground and, plant mallow.
Then, you'd get some free medicines and foods to eat. What are you waiting for ?
REFERENCES:
ISBN 0-553-58514-2 The New Healing Herbs P. 402
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