Supplement evidence
Althaea officinalis
The short answer
No use has passed JIVANA's study-level evidence review yet.
- Evidence and scope
- Research gathered — evidence review pending
This status does not grade the ingredient for every goal, outcome, or person.
- Important limitation
- No efficacy conclusion has passed JIVANA's study-level review yet. The linked research index is for discovery, not a benefit claim.
- Before deciding
- Identity, dose, interactions, product quality, and regulatory status still require review. Do not use this provisional page to decide whether to take it.
02 / EVIDENCE
What the research says
We keep supportive, mixed, negative, safety, and contextual findings together. The headline never replaces the underlying papers.
This research-index page is live so the topic, source trail, and evidence boundaries are visible. Individual studies have not yet passed the JIVANA extraction and review process, so we do not manufacture an efficacy conclusion or research count from broad search results.
Unscreened discovery appendix—not evidence2 candidate publicationsSearch run: Aug 21, 2026
Complete for the displayed PubMed query at the search timestamp—not for all databases or every possible synonym. Candidates can be irrelevant, duplicate the same study, or report negative findings. They are never summed as evidence or participants until screened.
03 / SOURCES
Start with the source material
The live search is for discovery only. Search-result counts change and are not included in the audited totals above.
Recent PubMed discovery recordsDirect links to the first 12 records returned by the reproducible search. These are discovery candidates—not reviewed summaries or a count of supportive findings.
- The efficacy of complementary treatment with marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.) on vulvovaginal candidiasis: A randomized double-blinded controlled clinical trial.Amini F, Namjooyan F, Zomorodian K et al. · 2023 · Explore (New York, N.Y.) · PMID 37121836Open on PubMed ↗
- The Effect of Hollyhock (Althaea officinalis L) Leaf Compresses Combined With Warm and Cold Compress on Breast Engorgement in Lactating Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Khosravan S, Mohammadzadeh-Moghadam H, Mohammadzadeh F et al. · 2017 · Journal of evidence-based complementary & alternative medicine · PMID 26603219Open on PubMed ↗
04 / EXPERT CONTEXT
Expert context—not evidence
Expert positions are dated context—not scientific evidence. They never raise the evidence status or become consensus by repetition.
No direct, source-verified endorsement is currently recorded. Research authorship or discussion alone is not treated as endorsement.