Mallow plants
Common name
marshmallow
Plant description
The home of the plants are the tropical areas of our earth, there are many different species. The parent plant grows in Sudan, is often planted as an ornamental plant. The flowers are dark red and thick-fleshed, also called rosellas, and stand alone at the leaf axils. Fivefold capsule fruits are formed.
Medicinally used plant parts
The flowers, gently dried in the shade.
Ingredients
Fruit acids (citric acid, malic acid, tartaric acid), anthocyanins, flavonoids.
Curative effects and application
Hibiscus blossoms are often added to teas, they taste sour and change the appearance of a tea blend to a positive optical effect. Folk medicine knows hibiscus flowers also as easily laxative, spasmolytic, anti-inflammatory. A tea made from hibiscus blossoms tastes refreshing, especially when drunk cold.
Preparation
A larger quantity of tea is made from a heaped tablespoon of dried hibiscus flowers. Pour 1 l of boiling water over it, let it brew for 10 minutes and strain. It can be drunk daily as a house tea.
Side effects
No side effects are to be feared.