Marshmallow is a beautiful plant and easy to grow. The Latin binomial of Marshmallow is Althea officinalis. It belongs to the Mallow family along with Hollyhock. When you see officinalis as part of the Latin binomial it tells you that it has a long medicinal history that goes back to the monastery where the monks kept all of their medicinal plants, the officina. The entire plant is medicinal. It is soothing to the entire digestive system as well as the lungs and bladder. It

I think that the Lloyd Library is one of Ohio's best kept secrets,. Known for it's large collections of books on phytomedicines, it was developed by the Lloyd Brothers (John Uri-Curtis Gates & Nelson Ashley) and began in 1864. They were pharmacists and had one of the leading pharmaceutical companies at that time. 917 Plum Street Cincinnati, Ohio I was lucky to have been able to attend a celebration at the Lloyd Library in honor of Jeanne Rose. She was considered the Grand Dam

One morning I got a frantic phone call from my 93 year old mom. She and my dad lived in their own apartment so I was about 5 miles from her home. She was very upset telling me that she had a bloody nose and could not get the bleeding to stop no matter what she did. I told her I'd be there in 10 minutes. I grabbed the Cayenne tincture from my Apothecary cabinet. Surprisingly, it turns out that Cayenne pepper is excellent in emergency situations to stop bleeding, in first aid f