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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Testosterone-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Testosteronigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Thymoleptic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Thymoprotective | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| TNF-alpha-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Topoisomerase-I-Inhibitor | 3 | Santti, R., Makela, S., Strauss, L., Korman, J., Kostian, M. L. 1998. Phytoestrogens: Potential Endocrine Disruptors in Males. Toxicol Ind Health, 14: 223-237. |
| Topoisomerase-II-Inhibitor | 2 | Constantinou, A., Mehta, R., Runyan, C., Rao, K., Vaughan, A., Moon, R. 1995. Flavonoids as DNA Topoisomerase Antagonists and Poisons: Structure-Activity Relationships. J Natural Products, 58: 217-225. |
| Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Tracheorelaxant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tranquilizer | 8 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jun-90. |
| Transdermal | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tremorigenic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Trichomonicide | 8 | Martindale's 29th |
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Tumorigenic | 2 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 2 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Uricosuric | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |