Herbs

Marshmallow officinalis – Herbaceous perennial plant of the Malvaceae family – Malvaceae. Other names: Mucus-grass, mallow, marshmallow, mallow, rolls (from the likeness of its seed heads), dog mug Description: This herbaceous perennial plant reaches 150 cm in height. The rhizome is short and thin with a large main root and fleshy lateral roots. There are several stems, less often solitary, […]

Popular names: mallow, marshmallow, kalachiki, wild rose. Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.)Perennial herbaceous plant of the Malvaceae family (Malvaceae), up to 150 cm high. The rhizome is short, thin, many-headed, with a large woody main root and numerous fleshy and thick lateral roots. Stems few, not often solitary, erect, cylindrical, slightly branched in inflorescences, dirty purple at

Parts Used: Roots, leaves, flowers. Pharmacy name: marshmallow root – Althaeae radix (formerly: Radix Althaeae), marshmallow leaves – Althaeae folium (formerly: Folia Althaeae), marshmallow flowers – Althaeae flos (formerly: Flores Althaeae). Botanical description. This perennial pubescent plant reaches a height of one and a half meters. Harvest mainly biennial roots. Leaves with petioles, alternate, with characteristic whitish tomentose pubescence, three

Name: Marshmallow officinalis Diseases and effects: chronic bronchitis, tracheitis, laryngitis, bronchopneumonia, bronchial asthma, gastritis, peptic ulcer of the stomach and duodenum. Active substances: polysaccharides, pentosans, hexosans, galactose, dextrose, pentose, asparagine, betaine. Collection time:  April – May, September – October Marshmallow officinalis is a perennial grayish-green herbaceous plant of the Malvaceae family, 60-150 cm high. The rhizome is thick, short,

Name: Aloe tree – scarlet tree-like (harvesting and storage) Aloe tree (agave) – Aloe arborescens . The Ukrainian name is scarlet tree-like, stolіtnik.   Liliaceae family – Liliaceae. For medicinal purposes, leaves and side shoots are used. Under natural conditions, the plant is widely distributed in the semi-desert regions of South and East Africa. In the USSR, it is cultivated

Name: Aloe tree-like – scarlet tree-like (veterinary practice) Aloe treelike -aloe arborescens mill.   Botanical characteristic. Lily family. An evergreen tree-like plant up to 1 m high. The root is straight, long branched. The stem is erect, fleshy, juicy, branched, abundantly covered with leaves. The leaves are alternate, juicy, fleshy, greenish-gray, xiphoid, somewhat concave on the upper side, convex below, up to 50

Name: Aloe arborescens – aloe arborescens (growing and cultivation) Aloe arborescens ( Scarlet tree ) Aloe arborescens Mill.   \r Synonyms: agave, rannik. \r Description.Perennial, evergreen, succulent plant from the lily family (Liliaceae), reaching a height of 4 m in South Africa. The root is uriculate, cylindrical, branched. The stem is short, strongly branched, forms a significant number of lateral shoots. The leaves

ALOE TREE (agave, sabur)   An ornamental houseplant common in our country. It has a relatively short trunk (stem in room culture) and large fleshy xiphoid elongated leaves, sometimes up to 60 cm long, with subulate edges and spines. For therapeutic purposes, juice is used, from which sabur is obtained (evaporated, condensed and hardened juice of

Other names: Agave. Diseases and effects: chronic and atonic constipation, purulent wounds, chronic ulcers, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, chronic gastritis with low acidity, with a tendency to constipation, chronic colitis, hypochromic anemia, diseases of the skin and mucous membranes, burns, osteomyelitis, trophic ulcers, diseases of the oropharynx, gums, skin tuberculosis, lupus, eczema, radiation dermatitis of the

ALOE TREE (Aloe arborescens L.)An evergreen perennial plant of the lily family (Liliaceae), up to 4 (10) m high. The roots are fibrous, highly branched. Stem erect, branched, abundantly covered with alternately arranged leaves. The leaves are greenish-gray, smooth, matte, juicy, sessile, linear-lanceolate with a pointed apex, spiny-acute-toothed at the edges. The flowers are large, pale orange, bell-shaped,