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I have been using slug banish for two years now and am delighted with the results. I also have used the bio-sterilant mustard and it appears to have have made an impact on the onion white rot which has ruined my onjon and garlic for the past two years. At the present time the onions and shallots are not showing any sign of disease, and the shallots will soon be ready to harvest. I wonder if anyone else has reported this?
G. Telfer, Swanley
Marsh Mallow is a perennial plant, long known for its healing properties.
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This Product is Available Now.The Marsh Mallow has long been known for its healing properties. The name 'althaea' derives from the Greek 'atho', meaning 'to cure'. Pliny said: 'Whosoever shall take a spoonful of the Mallows shall that day be free from all diseases that may come to him'.
Horace and Martial noted the laxative properties of the Marsh Mallow, both leaves and root, while Virgil wrote of the fondness of goats for the foliage of the Mallow.
Among the Romans, Marsh Mallow were used as a vegetable and a delicacy. In Syria it was used by poorer people and boiled and then cooked with onions on butter to form a palatable dish, while in the Middle Ages Marsh Mallow were used to treat sore throats or mouth ulcers. The flowers and leaves (as well as the roots) can also be eaten either in salads or boiled and fried.
The 'marshmallow' has been made from the root of this plant since the Egyptian times (although virtually all shop bought ones now are not!)
Marsh Mallow is a perennial, found in Europe, Western Asia and North Africa. It has soft, velvety leaves (on both sides), which have a serrated edge and are round/oval in shape. It has errect stems (that die down in Winter) and blooms with beautiful but pale coloured flowers in August-September.
Marshmallow plants are traditional found in damp areas such as ditches and salt marshes and have very tough, thick, long tapering, white/yellow roots and contain a lot of mucilage.
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