For wounds and external application add water to dried ground root till you have a gel consistency to apply. Muskmallow is easy to start. Sow directly into garden or flats in spring or summer. Germinates in about 8 days. Local Kootenay residents please phone for purchasing arrangements.
Marshmallow root is, of course, the basic ingredient in innumerable confection recipes.
Marshmallow Root is also serious old-time medicine. Marshmallow root and extract were formerly official in the United States Pharmacopeia and the National Formulary. In the U.S. today, marshmallow is used as a component of dietary supplement antitussive and demulcent preparations. The root is also used as a component of a few prepared cough tea and cough syrup medicines. In Germany, marshmallow root and leaf are both licensed as standard medicinal teas.