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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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.
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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 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Rhizome *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Rhizome *
AZULENE 10 Root *
BALDRIANIC-ACID 0 Root *
BALDRIATANNIC-ACID 0 Root *
BALDRINAL 3 Root *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Leaf Essent. Oil 6200.0 9000.0 -0.22 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root 2.0 165.0 1.25 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root *
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 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil *
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 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Root *
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 *
BETA-IONONE 13 Root *
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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 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 1 *
MAPK-Inhibitor 1 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memorigenic 2 *
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 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 2 *
Molluscicide 1 *
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 *
Mosquitofuge 1 *
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).