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Definition of Althea officinalis
1. Noun. European perennial plant naturalized in United States having triangular ovate leaves and lilac-pink flowers.
Group relationships: Genus Althaea
Generic synonyms: Althaea, Althea, Hollyhock
Lexicographical Neighbors of Althea Officinalis
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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