Plant Althaea officinalis (Malvaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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.