The scientific name Sanguisorba refers to the herbs medicinal properties where “anguis” means blood and “sorb” means “to suck up”. This suggests that this plant is mainly used to stop bleeding of all kinds.

The taste tea of the Great Butter root is bitter and sour.




Health benefits of Mallow Flower




- In both Chinese and Western herbal medicine a decoction of the root has been used internally for heavy menstrual bleeding, blood in stool and urine, bleeding hemorrhoids and uterine bleeding.

- Because of the astringent and anti-inflammatory action of the plant it has been utilized in the treatment of a variety of digestive disorders, such as diarrhea, dysentery, enteritis, ulcerative colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and irritable colon.

- Great burnet has demonstrated in vitro an inhibitory effect on many pathogenic bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

- A mouthwash can be made from the herb and used as an herbal treatment for gum inflammation and swollen tonsils.

- Great burnet can be used externally as a folk remedy for nose bleed, wounds, burns, eczema, rash, boils and hemorrhoids.


Preparation:



Put 1g of dry herb into 1 cup of boiling water. Cook for 8 minutes. Let stand for 5-10 minutes. Drink maximal 1 cups per day, between the meals.