Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis L.) root is used as a drug in medicine, pharmaceutical, cosmetic as well as in food products, due to the content of mucilage with a broad range of physicochemical properties. Since mucilage content in roots depends on genotype and growing conditions, the quality control is, therefore, one of the major tasks in the r...

By Dragana Rančič, Slobodan Dražić, Svetlana Aćić, Radenko Radošević, Zora Dajić Stevanović