MALVA

(Lat.), n. f. Ma2l(masl)'va3(wa3). Gr., j*aAaX>? (from /uaAaKOf, soft). Fr., mauve. Ger., Malve. It., Sp., m. The mallow; a genus of the Malvaceae (Fr., malvace.es; Ger., Malvaceen), which are the mallows or mallow worts, an order of the Dicotyledonece, distinguished from all other dichlamydeous exogens by their reniform, one-celled anthers. They are usually mucilaginous and demulcent. The Malvce (Fr., mauves) of B. Ju ieu are the same. The Malvece(Fr.,malvees)are a tribe of the Malvaceae. TB, 1, 19, 34, 42, 121, 170, 173, 180 (a, 35).] Aqua malvje [Sard. Ph., 1773, Tur. Ph., 1833]. Fr., eau de mauve. A distillate of 1 part from an infusion of 1 part of fresh mallow-leaves in 2 parts of water. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Decoctum malvae [Belg. Ph.]. Sp., cocimiento de malva [Sp. Ph.]. A preparation made by boiling 3 parts of the herb of M. silvestris or of M. rotund i folia with water enough to make 100 parts [Belg. Ph.] (1 part of the leaves of M. silvestris with water enough to make 48 parts [Sp. Ph.]). [B, 95 (a, 38).] Decoctum malvae compos i tum. Fr., decoction de mauve compo see. Compound decoction of mallow; a preparation made by boiling 31 parts of dried mallow-leaves and 15 of chamomile in 473 of water, and straining. [B, 119 (a, 38).] Decoctum malvae et althaeae. Sp., cocimiento de malva y altea [Sp. Ph.]. A preparation made by boiling 12 parts of althaea-root, cut fine, and 8 of mallow-leaves in water enough to make 345 parts of strained colature. [B, 95 (a, 38).] Enema emolliens malvarum. Sp., clister de malvas emoliente. [Sp. Ph.]. An enema of 5 parts of decoction of common mallow and marsh-mallow with 1 part each of honey and olive-oil. [B, 95 (a, 14).] Flares malvse [Belg. Ph., Swi Ph.] (silvestris [Ru . Ph.], seu vulgar is [Ger. Ph. (1st ed.)]). Fr., fleurs de mauve [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Malvenbliithen [Ger. Ph.]. Sp., m. [Sp. Ph.]. Roum., w. [Roum. Ph.]. Syn.: m. [Austr. Ph., Hung. Ph.], malvce vulgar is flores [Gr. Ph.l. The flowers of M. silvestris, or of M. rotund i folia [Roum. Ph.], or of both [Sp. Ph.]. The Austr. Ph. and Hung. Ph. direct that they be gathered at the time of full bloom, the Ru . Ph. earlier. [B. 95 (a, 38).] Folia malvae [Ger. Ph., Belg. Ph., Finn. Ph. (3d ed.), Swi Ph., Ru . Ph.], Herba malvae. Fr., (feuilles de) mauve [Fr. Cod.]. Ger., Malvenbldtter [Ger. Ph.]. Sp., TO. [Sp. Ph.]. Roum., m. [Roum. Ph.]. Syn.: TO. [Austr. Ph., Hung. Ph., Netherl. Ph.l, malvce folia [Gr. Ph.]. The leaves of M. silvestris [Belg. Ph.], of M. rotund i folia [Gr. Ph.], or of both [the other pharmacopoeias], gathered in May [Gr. Ph.], in summer [Netherl. Ph., Ru . Ph.], or when the plant is in bloom [Austr. Ph., Hung. Ph., Ru . Ph.]. [B, 95 (o, 38).] Infusum malvae. See Tisane de MAUVE. M. alcaeoides. Fr., mauve fau e-alcee. See M. Morenii. M. alcea. Fr., mauve alcee, her be de Simeon. Ger., schlitzblattrige Malve, Augenpappel, Rosenpappel. Sig mars kraut, Morgenstern kraut, Wetter rose, Feldtri kraut. The hollyhock (or vervain) mallow; a species found throughout Europe. The root and herb, radix et herb a alcece (seu alceoi vulgar is, seu alceoe. major is, seu malrce alcece), were formerly used like those of Althaea offlcinalis. [B, 5. 19, 173, 180, 275 (a, 35).] M. an gust i folia. Sp., hierba del negro [Mex. Ph.]. A species growing in Mexico. The leaves and roots are emollient. [J. M. Maisch, "Am. Jour, of Pharm.," April, 1886. p. 168.] M. an serin a. See M. borealis and M. rotund i folia.'M.. arborea. See ALTH^A ficifolia and ALTH^IA rose a. U3, blue; U3, lull; U4, full; U8, urn; U, like u (German). [s. 701]