Creeping mallow seeds x40 wildcrafted medicinal marshmallow

Here are the primary medicinal and traditional uses of red-flowering creeping mallow:

1. Skin and Topical Healing 

• Poultice for Irritation: Crushed leaves and flowers are used as a, moisture-retaining, topical dressing to soothe inflamed skin, burns, bug bites, rashes, and eczema.
• Wound Healing: Applied to skin to speed up the healing of boils, abscesses, bruises, and small, weeping, infected wounds.
• Hair and Scalp: A decoction (boiled, strained infusion) of the root or leaves can be used as a hair rinse to remove dandruff and soften hair. 

2. Respiratory Support

• Cough and Throat Relief: Due to its high, mucilaginous content, it is used to soothe dry, hacking coughs, bronchitis, and irritated sore throats.
• Expectorant: It helps increase expectoration, clearing out congestion from the lungs and respiratory tract. 

3. Digestive and Internal Health

• Soothes Mucous Membranes: The, mucilage creates a, soothing, gel-like, protective coating for the intestines, helping with stomach upsets, constipation, and gastric inflammation (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis).
• Diuretic: It has mild, diuretic, properties that may support kidney health and, alleviate bladder irritation. 

4. Other Traditional Uses

• Pain Relief: It has been used in some, traditional, remedies for, aches and pains.
• Edible Nutrition: While not a "use" in the clinical sense, the plant is highly nutritious (packed with vitamins A and C, calcium, and magnesium), making it a, supportive food source. 

Key Preparations

• Tea/Infusion: The, leaves, and, flowers, can be, steeped, in, hot, or, cold, water, for, drinking.
• Poultice: The, fresh, or, dried, leaves, are, mashed, and, applied, directly, to, the, skin.