Althaea officinalis

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). 

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

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... 

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). 

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... 

Cantrell CL, Abate L, Fronczek FR, Fremzblau SG, Quijano L, Fischer NH (1999) Antimycobacteried eudesmemoUdes from Inula helenium emd Rudbeckia subtomentosa. Planta Med 65(4) 351-355 Capek P, Rosik J, Kardosova A, Toman R (1987) Polysaccharides from the roots of the marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis L., var. Rhobusta) ... 

Gudej J (1991) Flavonoids, phenolic acids and coumarins from the roots of Althaea officinalis. Planta Med 57(3) 284-285 Gudej J, Tomczyk M (2004) Determination of flavonoids, tannins and ellagic acid in leaves from Rubus L. species. Arch Pharm Res 27(11) 1114-1119... 

Kobayashi A, Hachiya A, Ohuchi A, Kitahara T, Takema Y (2002a) Inhibitory mechanism of an extract of Althaea officinalis 1. on endothe-hn-l-induced melanocyte activation. Biol Pharm BuU 25(2) 229 Kobayashi T, Song QH, Hong T, Kitamura H, Cyong JC (2002b) Preventative effects of the flowers of Inula britannica on autoim-... 

C36H54O33 1014.803 Isol. from the hydrolysate of the mucilage in the roots of Abelmoschus manihot (aibika), Althaea officinalis (marsh mallow) and from the inner bark of Hydrangea paniculata. Powder. 

Roots comfrey—Symphytum officinalis (Boraginaceae) marshmallow—Althaea officinalis (Malvaceae)... 

Franz, G., and M. ChlAdek Vergleichende Untersuchungen fiber die Zusammensetzung von Rohschleimen aus Kreuzungsnachkommen von Althaea officinalis L. X Althaea armeniaca Ten. Pharmazie 28, 128 (1973). 

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