For centuries together, before modern medicine came into the picture, European and Middle Eastern healers turned to marshmallow, not to be confused with the modern candy, but soft-leaved plants grown near their riverbanks, in order to claim relief from irritation levels in the body, and support the management of delicate tissues in the body.
The roots and leaves of the marshmallow contain an ingredient called mucilage, a gel-like substance that contains cooling properties that gently coats and comforts the irritation levels in various parts of the throat, skin, and digestive lining. In times of dryness or sensitivity, within or outside the body, marshmallow offers a natural antibacterial protection.
In the form of a beverage, as the marshmallow mucilage goes down through the digestive tract, it coats the walls of the stomach, the intestines, and colon with an additional protective layer, soothing internal inflammation levels in the body it finds along the way. That’s why this root in the form tea also helps people with stomach ulcers and digestive disorders, such as heartburn, indigestion, constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, or Crohn’s disease.