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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MYRTENYL-ACETATE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENYL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENYL-ISOVALERIANATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-(2-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-ETHYL)-10-HYDROXY-ACTINIDINIUM | 0 | Root | not available | 10.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-(2-(4-HYDROXY-PHENYL)-ETHYL)-ACTINIDINIUM | 0 | Root | not available | 300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-(BETA-(P-HYDROXYPHENYL)-ETHYL)-ACTINIDINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-(P-HYDROXYPHENETHYL)-ACTINIDINE | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| N-BUTYL-VALERATE | 1 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 4.0 | 24600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-VALERALDEHYDE | 1 | Leaf | 5.0 | 315.0 | not available | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| N-VALERALDEHYDE | 1 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 2200.0 | 12300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 6.0 | 52.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Plant | not available | 3000.0 | -0.33 | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXYDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXYDASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PACIFIGORGIOL | 0 | Leaf | 16.0 | 2195.0 | not available | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |