Malvae flos

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  • English common name is mallow flower from mother plant Malva sylvestris
  • Contains mucilages and anthocyanin pigments.
  • Used for irritation of the mouth and throat accompanied by dry cough. Also used for mild gastrointestinal complaints.
  • The drug consists of a flower with a five-part calyx and five-part corolla. The corolla lobes are deeply notched and wedge-shaped at the base.
  • It is listed in the pharmacopoeia.
    macroscopic image
  • In pulverized drug under the microscope we can see:
    • Very distinctive pollen grains with spiny exine
    • Unicellular covering trichomes forming stellate clusters
    • In the calyx, covering trichomes appear in tuft-like coils
    • Multicellular glandular trichomes shaped like small clubs
    • Elongated mucilage cells in the mesophyll of the corolla