Alcea rosea Hollyhock Gulkhaira stockros shu kui

Alcea rosea L.
Family: Malvaceae
Synonyms: Alcea biennis Winterl, Alcea ficifolia Nyman, Althaea caribaea Sims, Althaea chinensis Wall., Althaea coromandeliana Cav., Althaea flexuosa Sims, Althaea meonantha Link, Althaea mexicana Kunze, Althaea rosea (L.) Cav., Althaea rosea var. sinensis (Cav.) S.Y. Hu, Althaea sinensis Cav., Althaea sinensis Blanco
Common name: Hollyhock
Urdu: गुलखैरा Gulkhaira
Arabic: ختمية
English: hollyhock
Chinese: shu kui
French: rose trémière
German: chinesische Stockrose, gewöhnliche Stockrose, Stockmalve, Stockrose
Japanese Rōmaji: tachi-aoi
Russian: shtok rosa
Spanish: alcea, malvaloca, malvarrosa,vara de San José
Swedish: stockros

Activities : Analgesic,  Antipyretic,  Astringent,  Circulostimulant,  Demulcent,  Diuretic,  Emollient,  Fungistat,  Gastroprotective,  Hypoglycemic,  Stomachic,  Vasoprotective.
Indications: Abscess,  Bite,  Bleeding,  Boil,  Bruise,  Burn,  Cancer,  Childbirth,  Cold,  Colosis,  Constipation,  Cough,  Cramp,  Cystosis,  Dermatosis,  Diabetes,  Dysentery,  Dysmenorrhea,  Enterosis,  Fever,  Gastrosis,  Goiter,  Gravel,  Hematuria,  Hemorrhoid,  Inflammation,  Itch,  Jaundice,  Malaria,  Miscarriage,  Pain,  Pharyngosis,  Pulmonosis,  Respirosis,  Rheumatism,  Snakebite,  Sore,  Sore Throat,  Stomatosis,  Sweating,  Tenesmus,  Thirst,  Urethrosis,  Water Retention. [Hand Book of Medicinal Herbs]
Althaea rosea (L.) is used as mucilage for prophylaxis and therapy of diseases and discomforts of the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract and for urinary complaints. [Indian Medicinal Plamts - Ayurveda]

33 Published article list
1.    Two new compounds from Alcea rosea.
Cheng WeiMing; Cheng XiaQian; Liu ZhiJun; et al. - Asian Journal of Chemistry  Volume: 25   Issue: 4   Pages: 2243-2245   Published: 2013
2.    Alcea rosea root extract as a preventive and curative agent in ethylene glycol-induced urolithiasis in rats
Ahmadi, Marzieh; Rad, Abolfazl Khajavi; Rajaei, Ziba; et al. - INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY  Volume: 44   Issue: 3   Pages: 304-307   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0253-7613.96298   Published: MAY-JUN 2012
3.    An efficient protocol for genomic DNA extraction from Alcea rosea.
Kazemi, M.; Hajizadeh, H. S. - International Journal of Agricultural Technology  Volume: 8   Issue: 1   Pages: 319-326   Published: 2012
4.    Floral morphology and mating system of Alcea rosea (Malvaceae)
Li, Qun; Ruan, Cheng-Jiang; da Silva, Jaime A. Teixeira; et al. - PLANT ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION  Volume: 145   Issue: 2   Pages: 176-184   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5091/plecevo.2012.651   Published: 2012
5.    INFESTATION OF THE MEDICINAL/ORNAMENTAL PLANT Alcea rosea L. (MALVACEAE) BY THE WEEVIL Rhopalapion longirostre OLIVIER, 1807 (COLEOPTERA: CURCULIONOIDEA: APIONIDAE) IN OLTENIA (SOUTHERN ROMANIA).
Barca, Valentin; Niculae, Marilena; Panaitescu, Dragos - Oltenia Studii si Comunicari Stiintele Naturii  Volume: 27   Issue: 2   Pages: 80-84   Published: December 2011
6.    Evaluation of genetic diversity of Iranian wild Alcea rosea population using RAPD.
Kazemi, M.; Aran, M.; Zamani, S. - World Applied Sciences Journal  Volume: 13   Issue: 5   Pages: 1234-1239   Published: 2011
7.    A survey on Hibiscus rosa-sinensis, Alcea rosea L. and Malva neglecta Wallr as antibacterial agents
Seyyednejad, Seyyed Mansour; Koochak, Haniyeh; Darabpour, Esmaeil; et al. - ASIAN PACIFIC JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE  Volume: 3   Issue: 5   Pages: 351-355   Published: MAY 2010
8.    Fitness components in the relationship between Rhopalapion longirostre (Olivier, 1807) (Insecta: Coleoptera: Apionidae) and Alcea rosea (Linnaeus, 1758) (Malvaceae). Analysis of infestation balance of a herbivorous weevil and its host plant
Wilhelm, Gertha; Nemeschkal, Hans L.; Plant, John; et al. - Bonn Zoological Bulletin  Volume: 57   Issue: 1   Pages: 55-64   Published: APR 2010
9.    The Effects of Alcea rosea L., Malva sylvestris L. and Salvia libanotica L. Water Extracts on the Production of Anti-egg Albumin Antibodies, Interleukin-4, gamma Interferon and Interleukin-12 in BALB/c Mice
El Ghaoui, Walid Bou Jaber; Ghanern, Elsa Bou; Abou Chedid, Lara; et al. - PHYTOTHERAPY RESEARCH  Volume: 22   Issue: 12   Pages: 1599-1604   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ptr.2530   Published: DEC 2008
10.    Comparative pharmacognostic evaluation of Althaea officinalis and Alcea rosea root.
Sayyada Khatoon; Agnihotri, A. K.; Singh, N.; et al. - Hamdard Medicus  Volume: 51   Issue: 2   Pages: 56-62   Published: 2008
11.    Pectinic substances from Alcea rosea flowers
Rakhimov, D. A.; Atkhamova, S. K.; Khvan, A. M. - CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS  Volume: 43   Issue: 6   Pages: 685-686   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10600-007-0228-5   Published: NOV 2007
12.    Chemical composition of dry extracts from Alcea rosea
Azizov, U. M.; Mirakilova, D. B.; Umarova, N. T.; et al. - CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS  Volume: 43   Issue: 5   Pages: 508-511   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10600-007-0178-y   Published: SEP 2007
13.    Powdery mildew caused by Leveillula taurica on Alcea rosea in Turkey.
Kavak, H.; Dikilitas, M. - Australasian Plant Disease Notes  Volume: 1   Issue: 1   Pages: 7-8   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/DN06004   Published: 2006
14.    Rhamnoglucouronan from Alcea rosea stems
Atkhamova, SK; Rakhmanberdyeva, RK; Rakhimov, DA; et al. - CHEMISTRY OF NATURAL COMPOUNDS  Volume: 37   Issue: 3   Pages: 203-207   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1012559102398   Published: MAY-JUN 2001
15.    Pharmacognostic evaluation of the flower of Alcea rosea L.
Shanta Mehrotra; Rawat, A. K. S.; Usha Shome - Natural Product Sciences  Volume: 5   Issue: 1   Pages: 39-47   Published: 1999
16.    High molecular weight acidic polysaccharides from Malva sylvestris and Alcea rosea
Classen, B; Blaschek, W - PLANTA MEDICA  Volume: 64   Issue: 7   Pages: 640-644   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-2006-957538   Published: OCT 1998
17.    VEGETABLE POLYSACCHARIDES .2. STUDY OF ALCEA-ROSEA HYDROCARBONS
ATMAKHOVA, SK; RAKHIMOV, DA; RAKHMANBERDYEVA, RK; et al. - KHIMIYA PRIRODNYKH SOEDINENII  Issue: 2   Pages: 314-315   Published: 1995
18.    Plant polysaccharides. II. A study of the carbohydrates of Alcea rosea.
Atkhamova, S. K.; Rakhimov, D. A.; Rakhmanberdyeva, R. K.; et al. - Chemistry of Natural Compounds  Volume: 31   Issue: 2   Pages: 262   DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01170222   Published: 1995
19.    Method of application affects response of hollyhock (Alcea rosea) to Bonzi
LATIMER, JG; OETTING, RD; BADEN, SA; et al. - SNA RESEARCH CONFERENCE, THIRTY-NINTH ANNUAL REPORT, 1994, PROCEEDINGS OF  Pages: 264-265   Published: 1994
20.    HOLLYHOCK ALCEA-ROSEA CAV (MALVACEAE), AN INTRODUCED OLD-WORLD ORNAMENTAL IS A NEW HOST FOR ANTHONOMUS-SQUAMANS CHAMPION (COLEOPTERA, CURCULIONIDAE) IN TEXAS
PATROCK, RJW - SOUTHWESTERN ENTOMOLOGIST  Volume: 18   Issue: 2   Pages: 151-152   Published: JUN 1993
21.    CARBOHYDRATES OF CULTIVATED SORTS OF ALCEA-ROSEA
ATKHAMOVA, SK; RAKHMANBERDYEVA, RK; RAKHIMOV, DA; et al. - KHIMIYA PRIRODNYKH SOEDINENII  Issue: 5   Pages: 643-646   Published: 1993
22.    Alcea rosea L. - a source of polysaccharides with anti-ulcer activity.
Barnaulov, O. D.; Manicheva, O. A.; Trukhaleva, N. A.; et al. - Rastitel'nye Resursy  Volume: 21   Issue: 3   Pages: 328-340   Published: 1985
23.    ALCEA-ROSEA A SOURCE OF POLYSACCHARIDES WITH ANTI-ULCER ACTIVITY
BARNAULOV O D; MANICHEVA O A; TRUKHALEVA N A; et al. - Rastitel'nye Resursy  Volume: 21   Issue: 3   Pages: 329-340   Published: 1985
24.    Anthocyanosides of Alcea rosea var. nigra as vasoprotective agents.
Kohlmunzer, S.; Konska, G.; Wiatr, E. - Herba Hungarica  Volume: 22   Issue: 3   Pages: 13-23   Published: 1983
25.    FLOWERING BIOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY OF ALCEA-ROSEA
KAMALOVA G V; PANTELEEVA A P - Uzbekskii Biologicheskii Zhurnal  Issue: 2   Pages: 54-57   Published: 1983
26.    NUCELLUS ULTRASTRUCTURE IN ALCEA-ROSEA MALVACEAE
PLISKO M A - Botanicheskii Zhurnal (St. Petersburg)  Volume: 65   Issue: 6   Pages: 775-782   Published: 1980
27.    Morphological and biological features of selected forms of Alcea rosea L. in Tashkent province.
Salikhov, S. A.; Idriskhodzhaev, U. - Perspektiv. syr'ev. rast. Uzbekistana i ikh kul'tura.  Pages: 78-83   Published: 1979
28.    SOME BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND POLY SACCHARIDE DYNAMICS IN ALCEA-ROSEA
SALIKHOV S A; ISMAILOV Z F; RAKHIMOV D A; et al. - Rastitel'nye Resursy  Volume: 14   Issue: 3   Pages: 375-377   Published: 1978
29.    Nectar productivity of cultivated Alcea [Althaea] rosea.
Khamidov, G.; Salikhov, S. - Doklady Akademii Nauk Uzbekskoi SSR  Issue: 11   Pages: 64-65   Published: 1977
30.    ANTHO CYANIN AND ANTHO CYANIN-FREE FORMS AND MUCILAGE CONTENT IN FLOWERS OF ALTHAEA-ROSEA VISCOMETRIC ANALYSIS PART 3 ANTHO CYANOSIDES AND OTHER ACTIVE SUBSTANCES
TUROWSKA I; KOHLMUNZER S; SKWARA J; et al. - Herba Polonica  Volume: 20   Issue: 1   Pages: 20-25   Published: 1974
31.    ANTHO CYANIN AND ANTHO CYANIN-FREE FORMS AND MUCILAGE CONTENT IN FLOWERS OF ALCEA-ROSEA ALTHAEA-ROSEA PART 1 MORPHOLOGICAL BIOMETRIC ANALYSIS
TUROWSKA I; KOHLMUENZER S; SKWARA J; et al. - Herba Polonica  Volume: 19   Issue: 3   Pages: 216-222   Published: 1973
32.    Anthocyanin-containing and anthocyanin-free forms and gum content in flowers of the hollyhock, Alcea rosea L. (syn. Althaea rosea Cav.). 1. Morphological and biometrical analysis. (Anthocyanosides and other active substances.) III/1.
Turowska, I., Kohlmunzer, S., Skwara, J., Grzybek, J., Wiatr, E. - Herba Polonica  Volume: 19   Issue: 3   Pages: 216-222   Published: 1973
33.    THE SYSTEMATIZATION OF ALCEA-ROSEA-D AFTER MATERIALS FROM TURKMENIA
SEIFULIN E M - Izvestiya Akademii Nauk Turkmenskoi SSR Seriya Biologicheskikh Nauk  Issue: 4   Pages: 68-70   Published: 1970