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Common Names
Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEDOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 2300.0 | 25500.0 | -0.57 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Plant | not available | 165000.0 | 2.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIPASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEOLIN | 78 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAALI-ALCOHOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAALIOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 375.0 | 3180.0 | 0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALIC-ACID | 15 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 0.7 | 5.6 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTEN-1-OL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTEN-1-OL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Root | 3.0 | 85.0 | not available | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antinociceptive | 6 | Rao, V.S.N., Menezes, A.M.S., Viana, G.S.B. 1990. Effect of myrcene on nociception in mice. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 877-878, 1990. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antionychyotic | 2 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 26 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antioxidant (LDL) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antioxidant Synergist | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antioxidant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiozenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipancreatitic | 1 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antipapillomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparkinsonian | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiparotitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipellagric | 3 | Martindale's 28th |