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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALERANONE | 0 | Root | 555.0 | 11120.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERANONE | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Root | 30.0 | 4000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENAL | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENIC-ACID | 4 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENIC-ACID | 4 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| VALERENOL-HEXANDRATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOL-VALERATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOLIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| VALERENOLIC-ACID | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENOLIC-ACID | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENONE | 2 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERENONE | 2 | Root | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| VALERENONIC-ACID | 0 | Root | 190.0 | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIADIPYRIDONE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIANA-PHENOL | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALERIANINE | 0 | Root | 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. |