Synonym: Dombeya arabica.
Arabic: Moghat.
Genus: 1 species.
Region: Iraq, Iran, Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Morocco.
Content: starch ± 60 %; protein ± 6 %, aspartic acid;polysaccharides, pectin; mucilage 27 %;
Calcium,
Magnesium, Iron, Zinc, Manganese, Copper; Tatakin (4-methoxyisoscutellargin), takakin 8-O-glucoside, takakin 7-O-glucoside, sesamin, chrysophanol, emodin, parietin, bucegin 7-O-glucoside, isoscutellarein, isoscutellarein 7-O-glucoside, methoxsalen, aesculetin, estrone, scopoletin; rhamnose, xylose, mannose, galacturonic acid; phytosterols, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, campesterol; α-amyrin; moghatin, a biflavone;
Seeds contain ± 20% protein, 5 % mucilage, arabinose 2 %, glucuronic acid ± 15 %.
Use: roots in traditional medicine; for food.
BotanyShrub; perennial.
Roots: thick, long, tapering, dark colored; 70 to 100 cm long, ± 6 cm broad.
Leaves: lobed, serrated.
Flowers: numerous; petals flat; longitudinal ribs on the upper surface.