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Plant Malva neglecta (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Cheeses; Common Mallow
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf not available 1175.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant 172500.0 174500.0 0.97 Duke, 1992 *
CHOLINE 20 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 70000.0 152000.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Plant 4100.0 4200.0 -0.91 Duke, 1992 *
OCTACOSANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 210000.0 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
TANNIN 35 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Diuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatoprotective 2 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Hypoglycemic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Hypotensive 2 Duke, 1992 *
Ileorelaxant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Immunosuppressant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Interferonogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Lipotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lithogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
MAO-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Mucolytic 1 Martindale's 28th
Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Parasympathomimetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.