Plant Malva parviflora (Malvaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cheeseweed

How this plant is used

Generally Recognized as Safe

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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
Antiseptic	1	Martindale's 28th
Antishingles	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antispasmodic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antistress	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X	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
Antitic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	1	Duke, 1992 *
Anxiolytic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Apoptotic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma-preventive	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Antagonist	1	Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker	1	Duke, 1992 *