Malva sylvestris , Mallow, SYLVA

Malva sylvestris , Mallow, SYLVA

Malva sylvestris         

Mallow, SYLVA

sorts and variety
‚SYLVA‘
graceful and robust variety with many pink flowers, bushy growth,soft leaves,
drug

flowers (Malvae flos), leaves (Malvae folium)

most important active substances

musilages (6-8%), in the flowers anthocyan - glycosid malvin,

most important usages

irritations of the oral and pharyngeal mucosa; dry irritable coughs; for bronchial catarrh; used in the past as a dye

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seeds grains: 8,0 g

Seed demand for drilling: april 6 – 8 kg /ha

Distance between the rows: 50 cm

harvest: flower and herb in the flowering time