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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN-3'-GLUCOSIDE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| RHAMNOGALACTURONANS | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.78 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLIN | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLIN | 3 | Shoot | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| SCYLLITOL | 0 | Leaf | not available | 800.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.4 | 3.3 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SILICON | 4 | Root | 0.3 | 3.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 2 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nematistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neuroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotransmitter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Synthase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 6 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Oxidant | 1 | Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978. |
| P450-Inducer | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| P450-Inhibitor | 1 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |