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Plant Malva sylvestris (Malvaceae)

Common Names
High 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
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Flower not available 70000.0 1.00 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Leaf 240.0 2855.0 -0.18 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
ASH 0 Leaf 13000.0 155000.0 0.64 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 33.0 390.0 0.56 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 900.0 10715.0 -0.53 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 21000.0 250000.0 -2.88 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
D-GALACTOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FAT 0 Leaf not available 14000.0 -0.85 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Seed 97000.0 167000.0 -0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Leaf 9000.0 107000.0 -0.67 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
GALACTURONIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GOSSYPETIN-3-GLUCOSIDE-8-GLUCURONIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
GOSSYPIN-3-SULFATE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
HYPOLAETIN-8-GLUCURONIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
HYPOLETIN-8-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE-3'-SULFATE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
IRON 6 Leaf 37.0 440.0 0.19 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 280.0 3330.0 0.50 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
L-ARABINOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
L-RHAMNOSE 0 Plant not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
LEUCOCYANIDINS 0 Flower not available 1000.0 not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
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.
Antihyperglycemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperinsulinemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkeratotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihyperkinetic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperleptinemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihypertensive 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiichythyotic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiinfertility 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 2 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.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 1 Duke, 1992 *