Common mallow

 

The flowers and dried leaves of the plant are used. Contains mucilages (acidic and neutral monosaccharides: rhamnose, galactose, arabinose, galactouronic acid and glucuronic acid), anthocyanosides and scopoletin, ursolic acid and phytosterols ^{(Fitoterapia.net)}. Use in traditional medicine for pharyngeal irritation, cough and dyspepsia and other diseases. ^{(Mousavi 2021, Gasparetto 2012)}

At the time of the last update, we found no published data on its excretion in breast milk.

There is very little published data on the therapeutic use of this plant, but it appears to be devoid of toxicity, except when consumed in large doses which can cause liver damage. ^{(EMA 2018)}

Given its lack of toxicity at the correct doses, moderate consumption would be compatible with breastfeeding.

Precautions when taking plant preparations ^{(Anderson 2017, Powers 2015, Posadzki 2013, Efferth 2011, Kopec 1999, Hsu 1995)}:

• Make sure they are from a reliable source: Poisonings have occurred from mistaking one plant for another with toxic properties ^{(Hsu 1995)}, poisonings due to heavy metals that the plants extract from the soil, and food poisonings from contamination with bacteria or fungi. ^{(Anderson 2017)}
• Do not take in excess; follow recommendations from expert phytotherapy professionals. “Natural” products are not good in any quantity: plants contain active substances from which much of our traditional pharmacopoeia has been obtained and can cause intoxications or act as endocrine disruptors if consumed in exaggerated quantity or time, as they contain phytoestrogens. ^{(Powers 2015, Zava 1998)}