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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-RHAMNOSE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| L-RHAMNOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| LANOLIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| LECITHIN | 20 | 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. |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 67710.0 | 91000.0 | -0.14 | Wealth of India. |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 3200.0 | 4300.0 | -0.50 | Wealth of India. |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 559.0 | 5180.0 | 1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALVALIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 0.5 | 4.4 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANNOSE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| METHYL-PENTOSE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Leaf | 60000.0 | 157000.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Plant | not available | 210000.0 | 0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUCILAGE | 3 | Root | 50000.0 | 350000.0 | 1.82 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN-4'-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NARINGENIN-4'-O-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 3.4 | 31.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONA-SACCHARIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 39425.0 | 52975.0 | -0.54 | Wealth of India. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ethanolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Expectorant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fibrinolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fistula-Preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Flatugenic | 1 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| FLavor | 5 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathione-Depleting | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemorrhagic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hemostat | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 2 | Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195. |