Molocha-Malva sp
Alternative names: Mouloucha, ampelocha
Family: Malvaceae
Annual plant reaches 90 cm . Is found almost everywhere in uncultivated places . Gather leaves and tender tops from the winter to the spring bloom .
The leaves are eaten boiled with other herbs, or are stuffed .
In the villages of France often add raw potatoes in their formative tops and leaves of the Mallow why facilitate the functioning of the kidneys .
In the pharmaceutical used as an emollient and expectorant . Softens corns on the feet, while the juice is used as a foot bath to relax tired feet .
It is also used in cases of bronchial cough , laryngitis , bowel , colic , gastritis , cystitis , diarrhea , sprains , while considered a cure for epilepsy . The juice heals bites bee or wasp .
