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Future Nat Prod. 2024;9(2): 88-99.
doi: 10.34172/fnp.2210-1232
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A review of botanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological properties of Alcea rosea L.

Zohreh Azadeh 1 ORCID logo, Shirin Asgharian 1 ORCID logo, Solomon Habtemariam 2 ORCID logo, Zahra Lorigooini 3* ORCID logo, Abdolmajid Taheri 4 ORCID logo

1 Department of Horticultural Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran
2 Pharmacognosy Research Laboratories and Herbal Analysis Services UK, University of Greenwich, Chatham-Maritime, Kent ME4 4TB, UK
3 Medical Plants Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
4 Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Kashani Hospital, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Zahra Lorigooini, Email: z.lorigooini@gmail.com

Abstract

Background and aims: This article was written to better introduce Alcea rosea as a valuable medicinal plant to the medical and pharmaceutical communities and the general public for industrial and traditional uses as a valuable medicinal plant.

Methods: The results were gathered from scientific papers and databases to find flavonoids, phenolic acids, amino acids, fatty acids, anthocyanins, polysaccharides, and pharmacological activities in A. rosea. Sixty-two articles were found, and 51 were used for our final results.

Results: Studies have shown that flowers, roots, seeds, and other parts of the plant exert antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, cytotoxic, sedative, analgesic and anti-cough effects due to the presence of valuable phytochemical compounds such as anthocyanins, pectin, starch, monosaccharide, disaccharide, mucilage, flavonoids (hypolaetin-8-glucoside, isoquercitrin, kaempferol, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid), coumarins, scopolamine, phytosterol, tannins, asparagine, and certain amino acids.

Conclusion: Alcea rosea, as a rich source of secondary metabolites, can have diverse applications in medical and food research.


Cite this article as: Azadeh Z, Asgharian S, Habtemariam S, Lorigooini Z, Taheri A. A review of botanical, phytochemical, and pharmacological properties of Alcea Rosea L. Future Nat Prod. 2023;9(2):88–99. doi: 10.34172/fnp.2210-1232
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Submitted: 09 Oct 2022
Accepted: 19 Nov 2023
ePublished: 28 Dec 2023
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