Plant Details

Accepted name:: Althaea officinalis L. [Malvaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
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Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
al-ghasool	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
altea	Other	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
altee	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
alteia	Other	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (2010)
altej lekarstvennyj	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
altey lekarstvennyy	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
althaea	Other	Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
althaea officinalis	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
althaeae	Other	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
althaeae flos	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
althaeae folium	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
althaeae radix	Pharmaceutical	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) EMA Com. Monog.: Althaeae officinalis, rad. (2008) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (2010) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
althea	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
altéia	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
aslua khitmi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bajrul khitmi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
bardul khatmi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
bazarul khatme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bazre khatmi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
bekh khatmi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
beli slez	Other	Native Med. Plants of Mt. Rtanj (Zlatković, 2014)
benefischi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
bismalva	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
bismalva-hibiscus	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
blanca malva	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
bon visclo	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
bourdon de st jacques	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
cimaittutti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cimaittutticceti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
common marsh-mallow	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
common marshmallow	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dary gulkan	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
dorivor gulhairi	Other	Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
eibisch	Other	Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
eibischblätter	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
eibischwurzel	Other	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
erva molle	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
guimauve	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Les Fleurs Sauvages (Grey-Wilson, 1995) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
guimauve officinale	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
guimauve sauvage	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
gul-i-khere	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gul-i-khitmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gul-khairo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gulhatmi	Other	Med. Pl. in Azerbaijan Republic (Ibadullayeva, 2020)
guli kheri	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gulkhair	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gulkhairo	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hatmi	Other	Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
heilwurz	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
hobbiza	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
ibischwurz	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
jukhame khatme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khaira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khaira-ka-jhor	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khairakajhor	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khairi	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
khatme	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khatmee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
khatmi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
khatmi bija	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
khatmī	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
khatmī (root)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
khatmī (seed)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
khero	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khitmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khitmi-ka-jhar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khitmigajhar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
khitmikajhar	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
korzén prawóslazu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
läkemalva	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
malvaccioniu	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
malvaisco	Other	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
malvavisco	Other	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
marmolone	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
marsh mallow	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
marshmallow	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
marshmallow leaf	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
marshmallow root	Other	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) EMA Com. Monog.: Althaeae officinalis, rad. (2008) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
molotta	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
moorish mallow	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
mortification root	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
orvosiziliz gyökér	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
racine deguimauve	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
racine d’althée	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
radices althaeae	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
radix althaeae	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
resha khatmi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
resha-e-khitmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
resha-i-khitmi(roots).	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
resha-khatami	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
reshah-e-khatmi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
rishakhatmi	Other	Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
sammetpappel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
sauvage	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
schleimwurzel	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
seeme thuttha	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
shemaitute	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
shilaras	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
simaitutti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sirupus althaeae	Pharmaceutical	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
suzmool	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
sweet weed	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
sweetweed	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khaimi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khat ni	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khatmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
tukhm khitmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm khubbazi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-e-khatmi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
tukhm-e-khitmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-i-khatmi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhm-i-khiyaria	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tukhma-e-khatmee	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
tukhme khatmi	Other	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
tukm-i-khitmi (fruit).	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
white mallow	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
white-mallow	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
wymote	Other	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
yao kui	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
خطمي	Other	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
leaf		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
root, leaf, flower		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
Folium		Native Med. Plants of Mt. Rtanj (Zlatković, 2014)
radix		EMA Com. Monog.: Althaeae officinalis, rad. (2008)
Raíces	Raices desecadas	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
Leaf, root		Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Flower		Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Flower		Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014)
Root, Leaf, Flower		WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Flower, seeds, root		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Root		Med. Pl. in Azerbaijan Republic (Ibadullayeva, 2020)
root		Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
root	dried root	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004)
root, leaf, flower		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
leaf	whole or cut dried leaf	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
leaf	whole or cut dried leaf	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
root	root	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
root	root	Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
root	vegetal drug, powdered drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Root		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
root	dried root	Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (2010)
leaf	Whole or cut, dried leaf	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
roots, flowers, leaves		Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 15 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Althaea balearica J.J.Rodr. Fl. Menorca: 24 (1904).
Althaea kragujevacensis Pančić Fl. Serbiae: 200 (1874).
Althaea multiflora Rchb. ex Regel Index Seminum (LE, Petropolitanus) 1867(Suppl.): 36 (1868).
Althaea officinalis subsp. indica Baker f. J. Bot. 28: 141 (1890).
Althaea officinalis var. obtusifolia Vayr. Anales Soc. Esp. Hist. Nat. 30: 510 (1901).
Althaea officinalis var. obtusiuscula H.C.Hall ex Lej. in A.L.S.Lejeune & R.J.Courtois, Comp. Fl. Belg. 3: 11 (1836).
Althaea officinalis var. pallida Regel & Herder Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 39(I): 548 (1866).
Althaea officinalis var. rotundifolia Gray Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. 2: 639 (1821 publ. 1822).
Althaea officinalis var. thirkeana Alef. Landw. Fl.: 113 (1866).
Althaea officinalis var. vulgaris Alef. Landw. Fl.: 113 (1866).
Althaea pulchra Klotzsch Bot. Ergebn. Reise Waldemar: 112 (1862).
Althaea sublobata Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 3: 530 (1812).
Malva althaea E.H.L.Krause in J.Sturm, Deutschl. Fl. Abbild., ed. 2, 6: 243 (1902).
Malva maritima Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 381 (1796), nom. illeg.
Malva officinalis (L.) K.F.Schimp. & Spenn. in F.C.L.Spenner, Fl. Friburg. 3: 885 (1829).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Althaea officinalis	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Althaea officinalis L.	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012) Farmacopeia Brasileira, 5th edn. (2010) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Fleurs Sauvages (Grey-Wilson, 1995) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Med. Pl. for Respiratory Disorders in Abbottabad (Kayani et al., 2014) Med. Pl. in Azerbaijan Republic (Ibadullayeva, 2020) Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Native Med. Plants of Mt. Rtanj (Zlatković, 2014) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) SEPASAL Database (Kew, 2020) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (2015) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 2 (2004) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
Althaea officinalis Linn.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Unani Pharmacopoeia India (2007-2008)
Althaea officinalis Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
Althaea officinalis.	Traditional Persian Med. Pl. Database (Rahimi et al., 2018)
Althaea ofﬁcinalis L.	Med. Pl. in the Mediterranean: Project Rubia (Gonzalez-Tejero et al., 2008)
Althaea oﬃcinalis L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017)
Althaeae officinalis L.	EMA Com. Monog.: Althaeae officinalis, rad. (2008)

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