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Marsh Mallow
Althaea officinalis
Bed: "Lungs/Mouth"
Toxicity:
Longevity: unknown
History
Originates from Southern Europe. Both in antiquity and in the Middle Ages it was used as a panacea for nearly all possible diseases, especially breast diseases and “blood disease”.
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