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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
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID 13 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
P-HYDROXYACETIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
P-HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
P-HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 12415.0 16685.0 -0.36 Wealth of India.
PARAFFIN 4 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
PECTIN 24 Root 110000.0 350000.0 1.96 Duke, 1992 *
PENTOSANS 0 Plant not available not available not available Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 277.0 2560.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Root not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
POLYSACCHARIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POLYSACCHARIDES 0 Root 250000.0 350000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
POPULNIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Root 1307.0 12100.0 -0.27 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 11664.0 108000.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 227000.0 237000.0 0.03 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID 43 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiulcer 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiUTI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antivaccinia 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antivaricose 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antixerophthalmic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anxiolytic 6 Duke, 1992 *
AP-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999.
Arteriodilator 1 Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990.
Ascaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Astringent 1 Martindale's 28th
Atherogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
ATPase-Inhibitor 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.