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Exam questionKROK 1Pharmacy ยท 2011

A herb under analysis relates to the Malvaceae family and is used as an expectorant and coating agent. The stem is erect, with simple palmate three to five lobed leaves, large pink flowers growing in short panicles. The herb has schizocarpic fruit - a capsule. Identify the plant:

Answer options

  1. Tussilago farfara
  2. Thymus serpyllum
  3. Potentilla erecta
  4. Althaea officinalis
  5. Fragaria vesca
Correct answer

Althaea officinalis

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