Effect:
Congestive, fever-reducing, nerve-soothing, cough-suppressing, expectorant-promoting
Areas of application:
Diarrhea, stomach problems, kidney disease, uterine inflammation, sore throat and tonsillitis
Plant parts used:
Flowers
Collection time:
approx. July to September of the second year
To find:
The hollyhock comes from the Orient. More commonly found in our gardens.
Ingredients:
Mucins, flavonoids, anthocyanins, malvid glycoside, sodium
Other:
☕ Tea: 2 teaspoons of flowers are poured with 1/4 liter of boiling water. Let it steep for 10 minutes, then strain. 3 cups per day are sufficient.
The hollyhock is an importer of sodium.
Hildegard von Bingen: For those who have a sick stomach, it is good to eat raw or cooked. But if you are healthy, avoid them completely. But if a fever occurs and the person has pain in the brain, he should crush 1 part mallow and 2 parts sage in a mortar and add a little olive oil and make a paste out of it. Apply this to your forehead and neck. Place a cloth over it and do this for three days. To increase eyesight, collect the dew on the flowers and leaves and spread it around the eyes and on the eyelids and then sleep a little.