Benefits and Uses of Balloon Flower

The root of balloon flower is considered to have the following health properties; astringent, anti-inflammatory, digestive, expectorant, antitussive, analgesic, antibacterial and slightly sedative.

The use of balloon flower in herbal medicine is primarily associated with lung and throat related ailments and the herb is often combined with Chinese licorice (Glycyrrhiza uralensis) in that regard.

The root of the plant is used to treat cough, excessive mucus formation in the throat, sore throat, the common cold, flu, bronchitis, abscesses of the mouth and throat, dysentery and pains in the intestinal region.

What Are Elderberries Good For?

There is an abundance of remedies associated with elder and few other plants have been so highly valued for its medicinal properties.

Elderberry was used by Native Americans to treat an infection.

The elderberry flowers have expectorant and anti-inflammatory properties and are often used to treat ailments related to the respiratory system.

The flowers are therefore used as a remedy for bronchitis, asthma, sore throat and allergies.

Traditionally they have also been used as a treatment for catarrh, tonsillitis and ear infections.

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Common Mallow (Malva sylvestris) is a species of the genus Malva in the Mallow family (Malvaceae).

The plant is native to the eastern Mediterranean and North Africa but is now naturalized in many parts of the world, including the USA and Australia.

The plant has a long history as a medicinal herb.

The original illustration was first published in “Familiar Wild Flowers Figured and Described” by Frederick Edward Hulme.

Frederick Edward Hulme (1841 – 1909) was known as a teacher and an amateur botanist.

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