{"product_id":"khatmi-خطمی","title":"Khatmi | خطمی","description":"\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.sknatural.com\/product\/laooq-sapistan-ajmal-100-gm\/\"\u003eKhatmi\u003c\/a\u003e at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/doc\/87373949\/Indusyunic-Medicine\"\u003esknatural\u003c\/a\u003e is \u003cem\u003eAlthaea officinalis Linn. \u003c\/em\u003eIt belongs to family \"Malvaceae\". It is warm, inclined towards balanced temperament. Generally people use its root, seeds and flowers. The root contains starch (37%), mucilage (11%), pectin (11%), flavonoids, phenolic acids, sucrose, and asparagine. Common marsh-mallow has been used for at least two thousand years for food (the roots) and as a medicinal herb. People widely cultivate it as an ornamental as well as for its medicinal properties. Confectioners also use it in traditional recipes for the sugary confection of the same name.\n\\n\u003ch5\u003ePharmacological properties:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\\nEmollient, demulcent, suppurative, expectorant, mucilaginous, repercussive. Reduces inflammation and irritation of the respiratory and gastro-intestinal tract as well as of the urinary passages. Its action is referred as mechanical in as much as it forms a soft smooth covering over the inflamed or irritated parts with which it comes in contact and thus protects them from friction, and allows the process of repair to go on undisturbed.\n\\n\u003ch5\u003eOther names:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\\nArabic Name(s): Khatmi, Khatmitah\n\\n\n\\nUrdu Name(s): Khatmi, Gul Khairo\n\\n\n\\nEnglish Name(s): Marsh Mallow\n\\n\u003ch5\u003eRecommended dosage:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\\n5 g. Long-term use or large doses may cause some harm to stomach due to its collection\/resolution of turbid matter (malhumours) from pectoral region and expectoration through the digestive tract.\n\\n\u003ch5\u003eMedicinal Uses:\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\\nMarsh Mallow highly recommends itself as an expectorant for cough and for alleviating pharynx and chest congestion. Healthcare providers administer an infusion of the flowers in cases of bronchial catarrh and bronchitis. The roots serve as demulcents in bronchitis, while the seeds benefit kidney and bladder issues. Additionally, individuals apply leaves and flowers to burns for relief.\n\\n\n\\nIn cases of bilious diarrhea, healthcare providers find an infusion of the root to be highly effective. Its repercussive and resolvent actions make it a prescribed remedy for conditions such as sciatica, rheumatism, pleurisy, pneumonia, and chest congestion. Moreover, healthcare providers recommend it for catarrhs of pectoral or cephalic regions, where it acts as a suppurative and expectorant in conditions like flu, nasal catarrh, headache, and indigestion, providing decongestant and emollient effects. \u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-3866\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sknatural.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/KHATMI-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Khatmi\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\"\u003e","brand":"Herbs","offers":[{"title":"100gm","offer_id":45508929978477,"sku":"849","price":250.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/6876\/6573\/files\/KHATMI.jpg?v=1785107099","url":"https:\/\/sknatural.com\/products\/khatmi-%d8%ae%d8%b7%d9%85%db%8c","provider":"Sknatural","version":"1.0","type":"link"}