Althaea

Althee, /. marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis) (Pharm.) althaea. -wurzel, /. (Pharm.) althaea. 

For improving skin conditions such as eczema and psoriasis, make a tea of elder with equal parts chickweed (Stellaria media), marshmallow root (.Althaea officinalis) and burdock root Arctium lappa). 

Althaea rosea (L.) Cav. Shu Kui (Hollyhock) (shoot, root, seed) Althaeine, dioxybenzoic acid.50 As stomachic, regulative, constructive in fevers, dysentery, diuretic. 

N.A. Althaea officinalis L. Mucilage, asparagine, pectin, flavonoids.99-177 For antitussive, bronchitis, asthma, stomach disorder. 

Typha angustata, T angustifolia, T. davidiana, T. latifolia, T minima, T. orientalis, T. przeqalskii Althaea rose Portulaca pilosa... 

Althaea officinalis, Catharanthus roseus, Cydonia oblonga, Eleutherocossus senticosus, Fragaria vesca, Paris quadrifolia, Rhamnus catharticus, R. frangula, R. purshianus, Ribes nigrum, Rosa acicularis,... 

Non-plant reference (Arecaceae), Althaea officinalis (Malvaceae), Plantago major (Plantaginaceae) 5.2Bn... 

Pastes Ointment-like mixtures of starch, dextrin, zinc oxide, sulfur, calcium carbonate, or other medicinal substances made into a smooth paste with glycerin, soft soap, petrolatum, lard, or other fats, and medicated with antiseptic or astringent agents, designed for external use. Early pastes, such as Pasta Glycyrrhizae and Pasta Althaeae, were internal preparations, most of which were of gum-like consistency. The modern pastes were introduced by the noted... 

Allosidastrum (mock fanpetals) Allowissadula (false Indian mallow) Althaea (marshmallow)... 

Rosette Aggregates—Althaea, Gossypii Cortex, Stramonium, Granatum, Rheum, Fceniculum, Viburnum. 

Valvate Prefloration, in which the margins meet but do not overlap. Of this variety the induplicate has its two margins rolled inward as in Clematis. In the reduplicate they are turned outward, as the sepals of Althaea. 

Marshmallow originated in France as a medicinal paste called Pate de Guimauve. Its common name comes from the fact it was produced using the viscous juice extracted from the roots of the marsh mallow plant. Althaea officinalis. This extract was mixed with eggs and sugar and then beaten into a light fluffy foam (Lees and Jackson, 1973). Nowadays, marshmallow is an... 

MARSHMALLOW ROOT The root consists of the dried, peeled root of Althaea officinalis, L., family Malvaceae, collected in the autumn from plants at least two years old. 

The first step when tackling any new problem should be to carry out a literature search. Here, not only can articles on TLC be helpful, but sometimes publications from other areas of chromatography, e.g. HPLC, can provide exactly the information needed to solve the problem. The following example is from my own experience. An HPLC publication on the characterization of some extracts from medicinal plants used in cosmetics yielded the information that some amino acids in Althaeae officinalis (marshmallow) root showed a certain fingerprint . I therefore proposed a possible method of identifying this extract, whose identification would otherwise be very difficult. A quantitative determination of alanine from a dry extract of marshmallow root in an instant tea was also possible after optimization of this HPLC system by means of TLC (see also Sections 7.2.1 and 7.2.2.1). 

Althaea paper 4428 A test paper from hollyhock flowers. 

Althea. Marshmallow, Dried root of Althaea officinalis L. Malvaceae (marshmallow) deprived of brown, corky layer. Habit. Europe Western and Northern Asia, naturalized in Eastern U S Constii, Asparagine, 25-35% mucilage sugar, pectin,... 

Sutovska M, Nosalova G, Franova S et al (2007) The antitussive activity of polysaccharides from Althaea officinalis L., var. Robusta, Arctium lappa L., var Herkules, and prunus persica L., Batsch. Bratisl Lek listy 108 93-99... 

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