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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALERANONE | 0 | Root | 555.0 | 11120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERANONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Root | 30.0 | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENIC-ACID | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENIC-ACID | 4 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| VALERENOL-HEXANDRATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOL-VALERATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| VALERENOLIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOLIC-ACID | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| VALERENONIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 190.0 | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIADIPYRIDONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIANA-PHENOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIANINE | 0 | Root | 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 |