Electromagnetic radiation is all around us, though we can only see some of it. All EM radiation (also called EM energy) is made up of minute packets of energy or 'particles,' called photons, which travel in a wave-like pattern and move at the speed of light. The EM spectrum is divided into categories defined by a range of numbers.
Externally, marshmallow root is very useful in the form of poultice, to discuss painful, inflammatory tumors, and swellings of every kind, whether the consequence of wounds, bruises, burns, scalds, or poisons; and has, when thus applied, had a happy effect in preventing the occurrence of gangrene.
A pink mallow flower. The mallow family, which includes the marshmallow, musk mallow, common mallow and high mallow, share similar therapeutic properties. Their mucilaginous quality made them ideal folk remedies for a range of internal and external problems. Malva sylvestris, commonly known as high mallow, is one member of the mallow family. Plants For A Future, an online database for edible and medicinal plants, rates high mallow a three for medicinal and culinary value, meaning the plants are considered useful enough for commercial cultivation.