Harvesting and Processing COMMON MALLOW | Medicinal Herb Common Mallow
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- Опубликовано: 9 июн 2020
- Common mallow is full of medicinal properties, and it is growing all around us! We have a weedy patch of the yard that we have let go wild, because we know we will be landscaping it soon, and figured we’d cross that bridge when we get to it. Since there was tons of mallow growing there, we decided to harvest the roots. They entire plant is edible, but we decided only to keep the roots. For the sake of saving time and space. We will be drying it and using it in tea for soothing the digestive tract. There are lots of other uses for common mallow, so I’ll be happy to have this plant on hand in the future.
I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice. Do your own research. Most typical uses for Mallow are for soothing irritated mucous membranes (digestive, bronchial, oral), teething in babies, nausea, upset stomach, and other digestive problems, UTI’s, and topically for burns, swelling, and bruises.
It is important to note that Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) is not the same as Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis)
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My back yard is full of these! Been pulling them and composting didn't know they were edible will definitely try them or make tea
It is a relative of okra. The leaves and pods are edible as well. But … know that it will make your dish slimy … like okra. I use the greens to supplement salads and you can add it to soups to help thicken soups.
If you cook the leaves down with garlic, lemon, and some salt it’s really good. They’re used a lot in Middle Eastern recipes as molokhia or chubeza
So I live in this random little weird house apartment area. And there's random weird stuff going around and I'm like I know some of this has to be good. And I just found out I have this mallow growing right outside my door mixed in with some irises. I'm so excited to know their medicinal and I can do something with them. Thank you but we can't say it too loud cuz we'll get in trouble.
Wow so sad to see you waist all that food. Common mallow is great in stir fry, soup, and such they act as a thickening agent and add nutrition. You should have saved the leaves.
One of the other weeds I saw in the video, based on the leaves, looks to be "London rocket", which is more or less wild arugula. Its leaves are great. And being a variety of mustard plant, if you let it bloom and collect the seeds, you can make mustard out of them
Chop one onion , sauté in half cup olive oil then add Mallow leaves ( 8 ounces ) ,,, simmer for 5 minutes .
Don’t forget to add salt and pepper .
Extremely delicious
Dang, our family has some that invaded a part of our backyard for years but unfortunately, the area had been sprayed with weed killer multiple times over the years. Wish we had known that this was an actual edible useful plant
Weed killers doesn’t effect the new growth , I’d eat them no problem
I made a meat pie with the leaves for breakfast. Plan to add them to lasagna next! My family LOVES mallow.
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We have been preparing the leaves like you would fresh spinach. Even though they are somewhat mucilaginous and a bit fuzzy, they are delicious!
Good to know. Thanx. I've been just calling it umbrella weed.
Hey I guess as long as you know what you're talking about, it doesn't matter what you call it! lol. I kinda like Umbrella Weed better anyways
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They young ones are good in salad 🥗
Someone mentioned using the root as a tooth brush. Not seeing it.
😂😂 yeah, I can’t see it either
@@TheMintedMaiden I should have been a little more specific, too. I borrowed a book from my neighbor before buying it and I was perusing through it and the root was quite thick so it's not just hearsay but I saw the evidence😄. Maybe it's from mowing over it many times and causing a thicker root as you started. Either way I still want to grow some it looks like it has so many different awesome uses.😊
@@coloradolivingoffgrid6106 oh it definitely gets thicker! Almost like a carrot after it’s been mowed over for a summer. We can attest to that after I left some of them in this patch to see them grow! The seed pods are a fun snack straight off the plant too.
@@TheMintedMaidenInteresting, Are you sure it was the mowing that made the roots thicker?
@@cigileyAtTR Not the mowing, specifically, but just the fact that the plants had been there for a long time and were older plants. I came to find later that the roots can get MUCH larger than the ones here 😂😂
Yes I absolutely hate those. There trunks or stems are so hard to pull
We agree! Can only pull them like this after a big rain