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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Root | not available | 83000.0 | 3.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATCHOLYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATCHOULYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTYL-VALERATE | 0 | Leaf | 4.0 | 565.0 | not available | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PENTYL-VALERATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 1800.0 | 22200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 39.0 | 330.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 1215.0 | 10300.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 10148.0 | 86000.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Root | not available | 30000.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf | 3.0 | 345.0 | -0.04 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 1200.0 | 13600.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SACCHAROSE | 0 | Plant | not available | 50000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.5 | 4.4 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Rhizome | 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 |