Kalmar "Althea Officinalis" tana nufin tsire-tsire masu fure a cikin dangin mallow, wanda kuma aka sani da marshmallow. An yi amfani da shukar a al'ada don dalilai na magani, musamman wajen magance cututtukan numfashi da na narkewar abinci. Sunan "officinalis" yana nuna cewa an san shukar don kayan magani kuma an jera shi a cikin pharmacopeias a matsayin shukar magani na hukuma.
