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
ALTHEIN	0	Root	not available	20000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ALUMINUM	5	Root	73.0	680.0	0.05	Duke, 1992 *
ANTHAEA-MUCILAGE	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
ARABINOGALACTAN	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ARABINOSE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Root	177.0	1640.0	0.29	Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID	112	Seed	not available	1640.0	0.65	Duke, 1992 *
ASH	0	Root	8640.0	80000.0	0.36	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE	2	Root	10000.0	20000.0	-1.22	Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINIC-ACID	0	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN	7	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
ASTRAGALIN	7	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE	53	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BETAINE	14	Root	not available	40000.0	2.83	List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BUTYRIC-ACID	6	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986.
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Flower	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Leaf	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Root	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Root	881.0	8160.0	0.08	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE	4	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.

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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
Lyase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Lymphocytogenic	1	Gawron, A., Gorski, G., Glowniak*, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.
Lymphokinetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
MAO-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer	1	Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator	3	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	1	Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic	1	Science News, 146: 421.
Microvasculokinetic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mitogenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mucogenic	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic	1	Martindale's 28th
Musculotropic	2	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.