An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Valeriana officinalis (Valerianaceae)

Common Names
Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASH 0 Root 16874.0 143000.0 2.15 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENE 10 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALDRIANIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALDRIATANNIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALDRINAL 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Leaf Essent. Oil 6200.0 9000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root 2.0 165.0 1.25 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf 6.0 345.0 -0.17 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 2500.0 13600.0 -0.32 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CUBEBENE 0 Leaf 15.0 335.0 0.67 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
BETA-CUBEBENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil 6500.0 13100.0 1.34 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE 13 Leaf 4.0 75.0 1.71 Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations.
BETA-IONONE 13 Leaf Essent. Oil 1800.0 3000.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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