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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Malva rotundifolia (Malvaceae)

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Common name(s)
Common Mallow; Hai-Aoi; Mallow,Round; Malva

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List of Ethnobotany Plant
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Uses Country/Region Reference
Abscess Elsewhere *
Bladder Elsewhere *
Bronchitis Elsewhere *
Cough Elsewhere *
Demulcent Europe Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Demulcent Elsewhere *
Emmenagogue Elsewhere *
Emollient Elsewhere *
Emollient US Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Glycosuria Elsewhere *
Lubricative Elsewhere ANON. 1978. List of Plants. Kyoto Herbal Garden, Parmacognostic Research Lab., Central Research Division, Takeda Chem. Industries, Ltd., Ichijoji, Sakyoku, Kyoto, Japan.
Ophthalmia Elsewhere *
Piles Elsewhere *
Sore(Throat) Elsewhere *
Stomach Elsewhere *
Tumor US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Argentina Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.