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Plant Malva parviflora (Malvaceae)

Common Names
Cheeseweed
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
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Plant 454.0 4745.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Plant 23000.0 168000.0 0.85 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Plant 3120.0 23650.0 1.08 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 64000.0 467000.0 -1.15 Duke, 1992 *
CAROTENE 0 Plant not available 25.0 -1.37 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 2000.0 15000.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 130000.0 180000.0 -0.45 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 15000.0 109000.0 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Plant not available 195.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Plant 360.0 2630.0 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
MALVALIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Plant not available 9.0 -0.95 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Plant not available 9400.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Plant 670.0 4891.0 0.63 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 48000.0 350000.0 1.38 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed 190000.0 304000.0 0.62 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Plant not available 2.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Plant not available 1.0 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Plant 859000.0 863000.0 0.39 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
Antifibrotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigallstone 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigastritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antigingivitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihangover 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihepatotoxic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperactivity 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihypertensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinsomniac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.