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Common Names
Marshmallow; White Mallow
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCIUM-PHOSPHATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Root | 87156.0 | 807000.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHOLINE | 20 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Root | 0.2 | 1.5 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CICHORIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CICHORIN | 0 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Root | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| D-GALACTURONIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCOSAMINES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| D-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-GLUCURONIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DODECASACCHARIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchorelaxant | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Bruchiphobe | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 28 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 5 | Martindale's 28th |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiac | 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. |
| Cardiodepressant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |