Cheeses

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Haiti, France, Iraq, Germany, Turkey

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Enteritis, Expectorant, Gargle, Hoarseness

Science studied: ARABINOSE, ASH, CHOLINE, FAT

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Malvaceae

Scientific name: Malva neglecta

Common names: Cheeses, Common Mallow, Buttonweed, Chaeslichrut, Cheeseplant, Cheeseweed, Common mallow, Corhocys, Corhocysen, Dwarf Mallow, Dwarf Mallow, Commom Mallow, Dwarf mallow, Commom mallow, Gänse-Malve (DE); Dwarf Mallow (EN); Malvilla humilde (ES), Hatmi

History

The source record documents this plant in Haiti, France, Iraq, Germany, Turkey.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Enteritis
• Expectorant
• Gargle
• Hoarseness
• Intestine
• Pectoral
• Sedative
• Tumor

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Haiti
• France
• Iraq
• Germany
• Turkey

Documented cultural uses

• Enteritis
• Expectorant
• Gargle
• Hoarseness
• Intestine
• Pectoral
• Sedative
• Tumor
• Lung
• Sore(Throat)
• Catarrh

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• ARABINOSE
• ASH
• CHOLINE
• FAT
• OCTACOSANE
• PROTEIN
• TANNIN
• NITROGEN
• ASCORBIC-ACID

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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