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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antigout | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 2 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 11 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihiccup | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihistaminic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihomocystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |