Keeping the spica cast dry and clean is usually the most difficult aspect of caring for an infant/child in a spica body cast. For infants and toddlers, diaper and skin care can often be a challenge. The general rule of thumb is to keep the infant/child as normal as possible, and the cast as dry as possible!
The marshmallow plant grows in more than one continent. The common marshmallow plant (Althaea officinalis) is a green perennial that grows large, bee-pollinated, white flowers from July to September, followed by seedpods that ripen from August to October.he common marshmallowâs leaves, flowers, roots and seeds are edible. The roots contain a mucilagelike material that can be cooked into a soft sweet food -- the original marshmallow candy. Making it begins with peeling and thinly slicing several roots.
Beneficial Pests. Though it is known more for the confectionery marshmallow, which adopted this classical botanical's namesake, Marsh Mallow was widely used as a medicinal by the Greeks and Romans and other Mediterranean cultures of the ancient world.