Ethnobotanical and scientific aspects of Malva sylvestris L.: A millennial herbal medicine

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 172-189

  Gasparetto, João Cleverson ^a   Martins, Cleverson António Ferreira ^a   Hayashi, Sirlei Sayomi ^a   Otuky, Michel Fleith ^b,c   Pontarolo, Roberto ^a  

^a Department of Pharmacy ^*  (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ethnoveterinary medicine; food; Malva sylvestris; review; traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; ANTINOCICEPTIVE AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; ANTIULCER AGENT; CIMETIDINE; COUMARIN DERIVATIVE; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MALVA SYLVESTRIS EXTRACT; MALVONE A; PHENOL; PIGMENT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; RUTHENIUM 106; STEROL; SULFITE OXIDASE; TERPENOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; VITAMIN;

ABORTION; ABSCESS; ACNE; AGRONOMY; ALOPECIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ANTIULCER ACTIVITY; APHTHOUS ULCER; ARTHRITIS; ASTHMA; BRONCHITIS; BURN; COLD INJURY; COLIC; CONSTIPATION; CONTUSION; COUGHING; CYSTALGIA; CYSTITIS; DIARRHEA; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG STRUCTURE; DRUG USE; DYSENTERY; DYSMENORRHEA; ENTEROPATHY; EPILEPSY; ETHNOBOTANY; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEVER; FURUNCULOSIS; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGIVA DISEASE; GINGIVITIS; HEMORRHOID; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; INSECT STING; INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY PAIN; LABOR PAIN; LARYNGITIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALVA; MALVA SYLVESTRIS; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MICROANGIOPATHY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH INFLAMMATION; MUCILAGE; MUMPS; NAIL INFECTION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OTITIS; PAIN; PHARMACOECONOMICS; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT ECOLOGY; PROSTATE DISEASE; RASH; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SKIN ABSCESS; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFLAMMATION; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN SCAR; SKIN SWELLING; SKIN ULCER; SORE THROAT; STOMACH PAIN; STOMACH ULCER; STOMATITIS; THROAT DISEASE; TONSILLITIS; TOOTH PAIN; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; URTICARIA; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINAL PRURITUS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WEAKNESS;

ANIMALS; ETHNOBOTANY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MALVA; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

EID: 84855443312     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: 20427158     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2042-7158.2011.01383.x     Document Type: Review

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