Yellow marshmallow [huáng shǔ kuí]

Huang marshmallow, alias: okra, cotton sunflower, false peach, wild hibiscus, yellow hibiscus, yellow lotus, chicken claw lotus, gangrene medicine, chasing the wind medicine, leopard's eye flower, buckwheat flower, Latin name: Abelmoschus manihot (Linn.) Medicus, mallow family, okra annual or perennial robust erect herb. Perennial robust erect herb. Stems yellow setose. Leaves large, ovate to suborbicular. Fl. from June to August. Native to the south of China. Often born in valley thickets, field margins or ditch-side thickets. Distributed in India. [1]

Marshmallow can not only be used as medicine, but also can be extracted from the stalks of the plant gum as a food additive, which can be used as a thickener, stabilizer, and emulsifier in the food industry, and it can be used in the production of ice cream, ice-cream, popsicles, and food products such as breads, cookies, pastries, and jams. Images are taken from China Plant Gallery. [2]

Chinese name

Marshmallow

Latin name

Abelmoschus manihot (L.) Medicus

Alias

Oklahoma, Leopard's-eye flower, Bastard's umbrella, Cotton artemisia, Cotton anemone

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