Definition of Althea officinalis

1. Noun. European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers.

Exact synonyms: Marsh Mallow, White Mallow
Group relationships: Genus Althaea
Generic synonyms: Althaea, Althea, Hollyhock

Lexicographical Neighbors of Althea Officinalis

Alta
Altai Krai
Altai Republic
Altaian
Altaic
Altaic language
Altair
Altay
Alternanthera
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternativism
Alteromonas putrefaciens
Altham
Althea
Althea Gibson
Althea officinalis (current term)
Althea rosea
Althing
Althusserian
Altmanesque
Altmann's anilin-acid fuchsin stain
Altmann's fixative
Altmann's granule
Altmann's theory
Altmann-Gersh method
Alton
Alton Glenn Miller
Altoona
Alts
Altus

Literary usage of Althea officinalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of the County of Dublin by John D'Alton (1838)
"... upright hedge parsley ; and the late flowering althea officinalis, marsh mallow. The roots of this latter possess well known medical properties. ..."

2. The Analyst (1877)
"Cochineal. Red cabbage. Logwood. Beet root. Brazilwood. Malva sylvestris. Indigo. Althea officinalis. An addition of 10 per cent, of any of the colouring ..."

3. Physicians' manual of the Pharmacopeia and the National formulary: An by Carl Svanté Nicanor Hallberg (1909)
"... NF ALTHEA—Root of Althea officinalis. ALUMEN—Alum.—Aluminum and Potassium Sulphate. Uses: Same as Aloes; said to be less "griping. ..."

4. The People's common sense by Ray Vaughn Pierce (1891)
"Diuretics are medicines which, by their action on the kidneys, increase the flow of urine. Marsh-mallow (Althea officinalis), is nsed in irritable Fig. ISO. ..."

5. A Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Science: A Guide for the Pharmaceutist by Hiram V. Sweringen (1882)
"The root of Althea officinalis contains a large quantity of mucilage, starch, and saccharine matter. It has a perennial root, and an annual stalk, ..."

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