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Medicinally all parts of the marshmallow plant are employed for their soothing, cleaning and healing properties. The flowers make expectorant cough syrups, along with the leaves are utilized to soothe and heal bronchial complaints also as urinary disorders and cystitis. The seeds too might be decocted and used to loosen up a chesty cough. Externally the root could be employed to treat wounds, ulcers, burns, bites and skin inflammations. Internally it soothes the mucous membranes, eases gastric complaints, peptic ulcers and urinary inflammations.
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