Malva

An Illustrated Dictionary of Medicine, Biology and Allied Sciences · 1907 · p. 27

(mal' -vah). A genus of malvaceous plants, the true mallows; many of the species are demulcent. M. alcea. M. rotund i folia, and M. silvestris, are valued in domestic practice, and are safe and useful remedies in coughs, ulcerations, and diarrhea. Unof.