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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRIDECA-12-ENE-2-4-6-8-10-PENTAYNE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRIDECEN-(1)-PENTAIN(3,5,7,9,11) | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALDIATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALECHLORIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALECHLORINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALENOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALENOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALENOL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALEPOTRIATES | 6 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALEPOTRIATES | 6 | Root | 1000.0 | 23600.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALEPOTRIATES | 6 | Tissue Culture | not available | 103000.0 | not available | Medline (post 1990 searches filed in my computer) |
| VALEPOTRIATUM | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERANAL | 0 | Leaf | 130.0 | 2590.0 | not available | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| VALERANAL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 56000.0 | 101500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERANINE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERANONE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERANONE | 0 | Leaf | 70.0 | 1720.0 | not available | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| VALERANONE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 30400.0 | 67500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERANONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiproliferative | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsoriac | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiradicular | 10 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| AntiRaynaud's | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiretardation | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinoviral | 2 | Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994. |
| Antisalmonella | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |