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Plant Althaea officinalis (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Marshmallow; White Mallow
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
4-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HYDROXY-3'-SULFO-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-DIOSMETIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
8-HYDROXY-DIOSMETIN-8-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
8-HYDROXY-LUTEOLIN-8-BETA-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
8-HYDROXY-LUTEOLIN-8-BETA-GLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
8-O-GENTIOBIOSIDE-HYPOLAETIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN 32 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULETIN 32 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN 33 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AESCULIN 33 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-L-ARABINOFURANOSYL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALTHAEA-D-GLUCAN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALTHAEA-MUCILAGE-O 1 Root not available 2200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALTHAEA-MUCILAGE-OL 0 Leaf not available 550.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALTHAEA-MUCILAGE-POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALTHAEA-MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 18 Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 5 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 4 Holappa, L.D., and Blum*, U. 1991. Effects of Exogenously Applied Ferulic Acid, a Potential Allelopathic Compound, on Leaf Growth, Water Utilization, and Endogenous Abscisic Acid Levels of Tomato, Cucumber, and Bean. J. of Chemical Ecology, 17(5): 865.
Allergenic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Glucosidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *