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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Root | not available | 83000.0 | 3.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATCHOLYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PATCHOULYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTYL-VALERATE | 0 | Leaf | 4.0 | 565.0 | not available | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| PENTYL-VALERATE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 1800.0 | 22200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PEROXIDASE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Root | 39.0 | 330.0 | -0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Root | 1215.0 | 10300.0 | -0.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Root | 10148.0 | 86000.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Root | not available | 30000.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Root | 0.1 | 1.2 | -0.63 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf | 3.0 | 345.0 | -0.04 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| SABINENE | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 1200.0 | 13600.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SACCHAROSE | 0 | Plant | not available | 50000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Root | 0.5 | 4.4 | -0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinogenic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Interleukin-6-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratitigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvicide | 2 | Berenbaum, M. R., The natives knew, Chemtech, (May), 1990, 275-279. |
| Larvistat | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Laxative? | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Sep-91. |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 7 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |