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Malva Semen, Mallow seed

Tukhm e Khubbazi (M. sylvestris, Unani)

Malva Moschata, Musk Mallow, Dong Kui Zi 冬葵子

Dong Kui Zi (TCM)
Lcam pa  ལྕམ་པ  (Tibetan)
Gart der Gesundheit, Cuba, 1485

New Kreuterbuch, Matthiolus, 1563

Malva sylvestris
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

Left: Musk Mallow   Right: Low Mallow
Flora von Deutschland (21), Kohler, 1885

Musk Mallow Seed (Dong Kui Zi) (Adam, 2017)

Botanical name:
Malva spp:
  1. M. sylvestris (syn. M. vulgaris)
  2. Musk Mallow (M. verticillata syn. M. moschata, M. pulchella) (TCM, Tibet, sometimes in the West)
  3. M. neglecta (Dwarf Mallow) is also used, and is said to be stronger.
  4. M. rotundifolia (Low Mallow)
In Tibetan Medicine, various species of Mallow have supplied Lcam pa with M. verticillata being usually listed.

Parts used:
Seed

Temperature & Taste:
Cool, moist. Sweet.
‘The Seed and Root have the same vertues'. (Schroder)

Classifications:
2A APERIENT.    2E LENITIVE.    2J. RAREFYING.    2L. EMOLLIENT.    2Q. ANODYNE.    2T. GLUTINATE.    2U. SUPPURATIVE
3H. LACTAGOGUE.    3K. EXPECTORANT.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE.    3M. ARTHRITICS.
4d. PECTORAL.    4f. SPLENETIC.    4h. NEPHRITIC
TCM:
C. Clear Damp, Promote Urine

Uses:
1. Clears Heat and Damp, Promotes Urine:
-urinary pain or frequency; urgent and burning urination
-Blood in the Urine
-Stones
-'disperses pathogenic Heat and Cold from the Five Viscera and Six Bowels'. (Ben Cao Gang Mu)

2. Clears Heat, Benefits Breasts, Promotes Milk:
-promotes Milk
-Breast swelling or Abscesses

3. Moistens the Intestines:
-Constipation in the old or weak
-Constipation from dryness
-'promotes Delivery' (Li Shi Zhen)

4. Clears Heat, Stops Cough:
-heat-type Cough, Bronchitis, Hoarseness
-Pleurisy, Hemoptysis

5. Externally:
-used in emollient Enemas
-topically in plasters to soften and soothe


Dose:
Seed in Decoction: 3–9 grams
Seed in Powder: 2–4 grams

Comment:
1. Mallow herb and seed are used similarly. The seed is more moistening.
2. Mallow seed and Musk Mallow seed used in TCM can be used synonymously.

Correctives:
1. Fennel seed
2. Garlic (Li Shi Zhen), when eaten as a food)

Substitutes:
1. Musk Mallow seed (Dong Kui Zi) of TCM may be used as Mallow seed.
2. Marshmallow seed; various Mallow seeds may be used similarly.

Preparation:
The seed can be stir-fried until fragrant. This makes it less cold and is used to promote lactation and for breast swelling.

Main Combinations:
1. Cough, Bronchitis, Hoarseness:
i. Mallow seed with Jujube, Violet, Licorice, Maidenhair, Poppy seed, Barley (as in Syrup of Jujube)
2. Asthma:
i. Mallow seed, with Figs, Raisins, Aniseed, Hyssop, Licorice, Almonds, Fennel root (as in Decoction for Asthma from Crass Humors)
ii. Mallow seed with Elecampane, Licorice, Maidenhair, Coltsfoot, Violet, Thyme, Aniseed, Agaric, Fig (as in Syrup for Asthma)
2. Pleurisy:
i. Mallow seed with Fenugreek, roasted Linseed, Chickpea, Licorice juice (as in Troches for Pleurisy when not from Vehement Heat )
ii. Mallow seed with fresh Violet, Quince seed, Melon seed, Gum Arabic, Tragacanth (as in Syrup of Violet)
2. Hemoptysis, Mallow seed with Jujube, Gum Arabic, Tragacanth, Aniseed
3. To clear hot, sharp and corroding Humors in Consumption, painful Urination, Stones, Bloody Dysentery, and internal Ulcers, combine Marshmallow seed, Mallow seed, Quince seed and Tragacanth.
4. Water retention, Edema, Mallow seed with Tribulus seed (Tibetan Medicine)

TCM:
1. Edema, Edema during Pregnancy, postpartum Edema, Malva Dong Gui Zi with Poria Fu Ling
2. Strangury from Heat, Malva Dong Gui Zi with Pyrrosia Shi Wei, Dianthus Qu Mai, Talcum (Hua Shi)
3. Urinary stones, Burning Urine, Malva Dong Gui Zi with Plantain seed (TCM)
4. Insufficient Lactation or swollen painful breasts from Qi stagnation, stir-fried Malva Dong Gui Zi with Amomum Sha Ren
(equal parts). Powder and take 6 grams with warm wine. (Li Shi Zhen)
5. Constipation from dryness, Malva Dong Gui Zi with Cannabis seed (TCM)

Major Formulas
Decoction for Spitting Blood
Decoction for Asthma from Crass Humors (Hamech)
Syrup of Hyssop Compound (Mesue)
Syrup of Hyssop of Amaran
Syrup of Violet Compound
Syrup of Violet (De morbus internis curandis)
Syrup of Jujube Compound (Mesue)
Syrup for Asthma (Wirtzung)
Troches for Pleurisy when not from Vehement Heat
Troches of Gordon (Trochisci Gordonii)
Electuary of Poppy (Diapapaver) (Mesue)
Restorative Electuary (Antidotus Analeptica) (Nicholas)

Aloeswood 8 Water Transformer (Ar brgyad chu bsgyur) (Tibetan)
Cardamon 10 (Sug smel bcu pa) (Tibetan)
Chebula 18 (A Ru 18) (Tibetan)
Shi Wei San (TCM)

Cautions:
1. Not used in Pregnancy (TCM)
2. Not used in diarrhea from deficiency

Main Preparations used: