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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-AMINO-BUTYRIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-HYDROXY-3'-SULFO-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-DIOSMETIN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-HYDROXY-DIOSMETIN-8-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| 8-HYDROXY-LUTEOLIN-8-BETA-GENTIOBIOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 8-HYDROXY-LUTEOLIN-8-BETA-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| 8-O-GENTIOBIOSIDE-HYPOLAETIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULETIN | 32 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULIN | 33 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AESCULIN | 33 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-L-ARABINOFURANOSYL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALTHAEA-D-GLUCAN | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALTHAEA-MUCILAGE-O | 1 | Root | not available | 2200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALTHAEA-MUCILAGE-OL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 550.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALTHAEA-MUCILAGE-POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALTHAEA-MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Humectant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hydrocholerectic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hypertensive | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypnotic | 1 | Schultes, R.E. De Plantis Toxicariis e Mundo Novo Tropicale Commentationes XXXVI. Justicia (Acanthaceae) as a Source of an Hallucinogenic Snuff. Economic Botany 44(1): 61-70, 1990. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 13 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 11 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 165 |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunomodulator | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Immunostimulant | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Immunosuppressant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Inflammatory | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| iNOS-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |