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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
SODIUM | 1 | Root | 148.0 | 1370.0 | 0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
SODIUM-BORATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
SORBITOL | 11 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
SPIRAEOSIDE | 4 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
SPIRAEOSIDE | 4 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
STARCH | 5 | Root | 39960.0 | 370000.0 | 0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 12415.0 | 16685.0 | -0.20 | Wealth of India. |
STEROLS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
SUCROSE | 14 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
SUGAR | 0 | Root | 50000.0 | 110000.0 | 1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
SUGARS | 0 | Root | 11880.0 | 110000.0 | 0.06 | Duke, 1992 * |
SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
SYRINGIC-ACID | 6 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
TANNIN | 35 | Root | not available | 20000.0 | -1.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
THIAMIN | 31 | Root | not available | 1.0 | -0.50 | Pedersen, M. 1987. Nutritional Herbology. Pederson Publishing. Bountiful, Utah. 377 pp. |
THIAMINE | 0 | Root | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
TILIROSIDE | 3 | Flower | not available | 1900.0 | not available | 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. |