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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
VALERIANOL 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.
VALERIANOL 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERIANOLIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERIANONE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERIC-ACID 9 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERIDINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERINE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALERINE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALEROSIDATE 0 Root not available 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VALEROSIDATUM 0 Root not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
VALEROSIDE-A 0 Rhizome not available 440.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VALEROSIDE-A 0 Root not available 440.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VALINE 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALTRATE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALTRATE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
VALTRATE 2 Root 4000.0 18000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VALTRATE 2 Tissue Culture 380.0 450.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
VALTRATE-ISOVALEROXYHYDRIN 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root not available 882000.0 0.74 Duke, 1992 *
ZINC 77 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Dermatitigenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant 2 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 3 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 13 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Edemagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-97.
Encephalopathic 1 Martindale's 29th
Energizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Enterocontractant 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterorelaxant 2 J. Aromatherapy 4: 22.
Enterotoxic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Ergogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Erythrocytogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Essential 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Estrogenic 5 Duke, 1992 *