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Plant Valeriana officinalis (Valerianaceae)

Common Names
Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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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
ISOVALERIC-ACID 5 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALEROXY-DIHYDROVALTRATE 0 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALEROXY-HYDROXY-DIDROVALTRATE 0 Root 25.0 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALEROXY-HYDROXY-DIHYDROVALTRATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALTRATE 0 Rhizome not available 5280.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALTRATE 0 Root 500.0 6300.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOVALTRATES 0 Root not available not available not available Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
KAEMPFEROL 75 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KANOKOSIDES 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
KESSANE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KESSANE 0 Root not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
KESSANE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KESSENE 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
KESSYL-2-OL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KESSYL-2-OL-ACETATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KESSYL-6-OL 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KESSYL-6-OL-ACETATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KESSYL-GLYCOL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
KESSYL-GLYCOL-DIACETATE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KONGOL 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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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
Antithiamin 2 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antitrichinosic 1 Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus.
Antitriglyceride 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitubercular 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor 21 Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast) 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon) 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Forestomach) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric) 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver) 1 Duke, 1992 *