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Plant Valeriana officinalis (Valerianaceae)

Common Names
Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 Duke, 1992 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASPARTIC-ACID 3 Rhizome not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AZULENE 10 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALDRIANIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALDRIATANNIC-ACID 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BALDRINAL 3 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Leaf Essent. Oil 6200.0 9000.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-BISABOLENE 6 Root 2.0 165.0 1.25 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE 0 Root Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-ELEMENE 5 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-IONONE 13 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticirrhotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlastogen 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticlimacteric 4 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticomplementary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 6 Duke, 1992 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystinuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *