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Plant Althaea officinalis (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Marshmallow; White Mallow
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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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
Anticataract 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticellulitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticephalagic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticervicaldysplasic 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCFS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticheilitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antichilblain 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticholinergic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antichoreic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticirrhotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 2 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th