MALVA.— MALLOW.
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DECOCTION OF APPLES.
Potiis ex Pomis seu Pomorum. (Augus-tin ; Niemann)
R. Rennet Apples, ten ounces.
Spring Water, two pounds and a half.
Boil for an hour in a covered vessel, andstrain.
This pleasant drink is rendered still more
agreeable by the addition of a little sugar.If the indication requires or permits it, adram of nutmeg in powder, half a dram ofcinnamon, or three ounces of Rhenish winema)' be added. In the latter case it shouldbe considered only as the vehicle of somestimulant ; in the former, only as a meansof soliciting the patient to drink water, forits very slight stimulant properties do notdeserve consideration.
MALVA.— MALLOW.
Three species of this genus of plants areused in medicine :
Malva Rotundifolia, Linn. ■leaved Mallow.
Round-
Synonimes : — Mauve à feuilles rondes,Petite Mauve, Fr. ; Rundblœttrige Pap-pel, Germ. ; Zagecj siez, Bohem. ; Store¡\ / kattei'st, Dan. ; Malva de boja redonda,Span. ; Rondbladige maluwe, Dut. ;Malva minore, Ital. ; Szlaz ziele, Pol. ;Malva ordinaria, Port. ; Kattost, Swed.
Ant. ; Austr. ; B ata v. ; B avar. ; Belg. ;Bruns. ; Dan. ; Hisp. ; Gall. ; Fenn.;Ferr.; Fuld.; Genev.; Hamb.; Hans.;Hass.; Lipp. ; Olden. ; Lusit. ; Pol. ;Ross. ; Sax. ; Sur.c. ; Wirtem. ; Her-bip. ; Bergius ; Brugnatelli ; Gui-BOUKT ; Piderit; Spielmann; Zarda.
This plant is common in every part ofEurope. (Monadelphia Polyandria, Linn.;Malvacete, Juss. ; Fig. Zorn, le. pi. t. 237)
The root, herb, flowers, and seeds areemployed.
The root (Radix Malva' Minoris seu vul-yaris) is thin, cylindrical, fibrous, andwhite. It has a sweet, almost saccharine,taste.
The herb consists of a round, hairy stem,and of orbicular, heart-shaped, five-lobcdleaves, of a mucilaginous and bitterish taste.
The flowers are rather small, of a verypale purple and almost white.
The seeds are small, reniform, and black.
2. Malva Sylvestris, Linn. — Wild Mallow ;Common Mallow.
Synonimes :— Mauve sauvage, Fr. ; Wildepappel, Germ. ; Lillekatost, Dan. ;Wilde maluwe, Dut. ; Malvone, Ital.
Lond. ; Dubl. ; Edinb.; Austr. ; Amst. ;Ant.; Bata v. ; Bavar. ; Belg. ; Dan. ;
Mil, Copen.; Hisp.; Gall.; Form.Hop. Fr.; Genev. ; Hann. ; Hass.;Olden. ; Lusit. ; Pol. ; Borus.; Wur-ceb. ; Coxe ; Murray and Gmelin.
A plant of Europe. (Fig. Zorn, le. pi.t. 480)
The root, herb, flowers, and seeds areemployed.
The root (Radix malvœ sylvestris) is whi-tish, and of a sweet and viscous taste.
The herb consists of a cylindrical, slightlypubescent, branching stem, and of roundleaves, heart-shaped at the base, crenelatedat the borders, and notched into five or se-ven lobes.
The flowers are large, rose coloured,streaked with red, sometimes white.
The seeds are yellowish and smooth.
These two plants are emollient.
EMOLLIENT SPECIES. (FuLD. ; LlPP. ;
SuEC.)
R. Leaves of Mallow, twelve parts.
Chamomile Flowers, six parts.
Linseed, three parts.Cut and bruise.
PECTORAL FLOWERS. (GALL.)
R. Flowers of Mallow, "1 c .
---------------- Amaranth, I ofeadl '
---------------- Coltsfoot, f ;"' ,
---------------- Red Poppies, J e 1 ual »"*
Mix.
conserve of mallow. (ant. ; sard. ;Herbip.)
one part,two parts.
R. Flowers of Mallow,White Sugar,
Beat to a paste. (Herbip.)
R. Flowers of Mallow, beat up with
a little sugar, one part