guimauven.
/ɡiːˈməʊv//ɡiːˈmɔːv/ The marsh-mallow, Althæa officinalis; also, the medicinal preparation made from its root.
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guimauve1812
the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medical preparations of specific origin > medicine composed of a plant > [noun] > general plant-derived medicines
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1812 J. Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. III. 531 Marsh Mallow... Guimauve.
1857 A. Henfrey Elem. Course Bot. ii. 245 The ordinary properties of this Order [sc. Malvaceæ] depend on the abundance of a bland mucilage, especially in the roots, as in the Marsh-mallow (the French Guimauve).
1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 46/2 The roots [of marshmallow] are much used, especially in France, under the name of Guimauve, to form demulcent drinks.
1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 71 Marsh-mallow, Guimauve.
1880 R. Bentley & H. Trimen Medicinal Plants I. 35 A favourite preparation in France is the páte de guimauve.]
1895 Army & Navy Co-op. Soc. Price List 15 Sept. 702 Guimauve Pastilles.
1900 in Notes & Queries (1959) CCIV. 418/2 Medicated and other Lozenges, Jujubes, Pastilles, Drops and Gummauves.
1950 R. C. Wren Potter's Cycl. Bot. Drugs (ed. 6) 228 Marshmallow... Syn.—Mallards, Guimauve, Schloss Tea.
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