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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| P-HYDROXYACETIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| P-HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-HYDROXYPHENYLACETIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 12415.0 | 16685.0 | -0.36 | Wealth of India. |
| PARAFFIN | 4 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| PECTIN | 24 | Root | 110000.0 | 350000.0 | 1.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTOSANS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Pakistan Encyclopedia Planta Medica. 1986. |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 277.0 | 2560.0 | -0.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | 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. |
| POLYSACCHARIDE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POLYSACCHARIDES | 0 | Root | 250000.0 | 350000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POPULNIN | 0 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 1307.0 | 12100.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 11664.0 | 108000.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 227000.0 | 237000.0 | 0.03 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID | 43 | Flower | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 2 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Uterotrophic | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999. |
| UV-Screen | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Vasodilator | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vulnerary | 5 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 5 | Chem. & Pharm. Bull. 38: 1772. |