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A Review on Health Benefits of Malva sylvestris L. Nutritional Compounds for Metabolites, Antioxidants, and Anti-Inflammatory, Anticancer, and Antimicrobial Applications

Mousavi SM 1 , Hashemi SA 2 , Behbudi G 3 , Mazraedoost S 4 , Omidifar N 5 , Gholami A 4 Show all authors , Chiang WH 1 , Babapoor A 3 , Pynadathu Rumjit N 6

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Center for Nanofibers and Nanotechnology, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • 3 Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
  • 4 Biotechnology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • 5 Department of Pathology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
  • 6 Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre (NANOCAT), Institute for Advanced Studies (IAS), University of Malaya (UM), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Evid Based Complement Alternat Med, 2021;2021:5548404.
PMID: 34434245 DOI: 10.1155/2021/5548404

Abstract

The utilization of medicinal plants and their derivatives in treating illnesses is more appropriately recognized as herbal remedy than traditional medicine. For centuries, medicinal herbs have been used for the treatment of diseases in many countries. Malva sylvestris L. is a kind of mallow derived from Malvaceae species and is recognized as common mallow. This amazing plant has antimicrobial, hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant properties and is considered as one of the most promising herbal medicinal species. This plant's traditional use in treating many diseases and preparing pharmaceutical compounds can show us how to know in depth the plant origin of drugs used to produce antibiotics and other therapeutic agents.

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