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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-METHYL-KETONE-PYRROLE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf | 2.0 | 6095.0 | 0.17 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 1000.0 | 239100.0 | 0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Rhizome Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Root | 1.0 | 500.0 | -0.54 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 25000.0 | -0.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf | not available | 15.0 | -0.30 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 600.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf | 22.0 | 1925.0 | 2.79 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 9500.0 | 75400.0 | 0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Root | 95.0 | 2365.0 | 2.00 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Flower | not available | 221.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-VALENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Root | 50.0 | 422.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANHYDROVALENOL-ISOVALERATE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AR-CURCUMENE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ARGININE | 14 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Root | not available | 0.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAPK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mast-Cell-Stabilizer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 2 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Molluscicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 2 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Motor-Stimulant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |