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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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TILIROSIDE 3 Leaf not available 2500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
TIN 4 Root 3.0 29.0 1.27 Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
UMBELLIFERONE 22 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
URONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
VALINE 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VANILLIC-ACID 24 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root not available 892000.0 0.80 Duke, 1992 *
XYLAN 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
XYLOSE 3 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ZINC 77 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antimastalgic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antimelanogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antimelanomic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 5 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimigraine 4 Martindale's 29th
Antimitotic 3 Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7.
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimononuccleotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimorphinistic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiMS 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 16 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimycoplasmotic 1 Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill
Livinston, Edinburgh.
Antimyoatrophic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimyocarditic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.