Botanical Name: Althaea officinalis
Common Names: Althea Root, Sweet Weed, Mallards, Guimauve, Mortification Plant, Schloss Tea, Wymote
 
Marshmallow is a perennial herb native throughout damp areas of northern Europe and western Asia. It is now naturalized to the Atlantic coast of the United States and used as an ornamental for its pointed foliage and purple flowers. References to marshmallow root as a healing herb are found in Homer?s Iliad, written over 2,800 years ago. Its genus ("first") name Althaea comes from the Greek altho, to cure, and its order name, Malvaceae, is derived from the Greek malake, soft Marshmallow root was widely used in traditional Greek medicine. The use of the herb spread from Greece to Arabia and India, where it became an important herb in the Ayurvedic and Unani healing traditions.
 
Magic/Occult: Marshmallow has been used historically for many different applications is spiritual practices including: Protection; Stimulate Psychic Power; Clairvoyance; Contact Other Planes; Divination; Harmony; Peace; Tranquility Burn or place in a sachet to bring protection, calm an angry person, and aid psychic powers.
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