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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Pituitary-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Polyamine-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Preservative | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Proliferant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Naim, M., Zehavi, U., Nagy, S., and Rouseff, R.L. Hydroxycinnamic Acids as Off-Flavor Precursors in Citrus Fruits and Their Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.14. |
| Protisticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Roborant | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Rubefacient | 1 | Martindale's 29th |