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Common Names
Marshmallow; White Mallow
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| RHAMNOGALACTURONANS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLIN | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLIN | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| SCYLLITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 800.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 0.3 | 3.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 25 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipanniculopathic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiperiodic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontal | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiperiodontic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperistaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipermeability | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiperoxidant | 7 | Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991. |