Marshmallow is one of our top-tier demulcent herbs as it get its in and hydrates super dry tissues through its constituents known as mucilaginous polysaccharides.💦🌿🤍 Because the body is so prone to heat conditions when it’s overly dry, Marshmallow solves the problem at the root and alleviates symptoms by hydrating the tissues. A specific pattern that Marshmallow root is used for is yin deficiency. Chinese medicine describes this pattern as heat arising from excess dryness instead of “true hea