Scientific Name: Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Used for both ceremonial uses and in a variety of TCM treatments said to have properties of anti inflammatory, arrest coughing, suppress coughing, improve steatosis of liver, regulate menses.
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Marshmallow
Scientific Name: Althaea officinalis Traditionally used as relief for irritation of mucous membranes, including use as a gargle for mouth and throat ulcers and gastric ulcers.
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Scientific Name: Gossypium hirsutum Cotton is used for nausea, fever, headache, diarrhea, dysentery, nerve pain, and bleeding.
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Scientific Name: Hibiscus mutabilis Cotton rose is used as an anti-inflammatory, and the flowers can be applied to burns, swelling, and other skin ailments
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