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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-METHYL-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-METHYL-VALERIC-ACID | 0 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Leaf | 2.0 | 210.0 | -0.32 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| BETA-MYRCENE | 2 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 900.0 | 8200.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 35.0 | -0.38 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1400.0 | -0.80 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | 12.0 | 1100.0 | 1.19 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 5400.0 | 43000.0 | 1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root | 50.0 | 960.0 | 0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root Essent. Oil | not available | 48000.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Lokar, L. C., Martini, F. 1997. Chemotaxonomic Investigations on the Genus Valeriana L. in the Northeastern Italy and in Tuscany. I. Phytosterols. Dept. of Biology, University of Trieste. Allionia 35: 103-115. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL-STEARATE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-VALENE | 0 | Rhizome | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-VALENE | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BISABOLOL | 0 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Leaf | 5.0 | 3900.0 | 4.35 | Father Nature's Farmacy: The aggregate of all these three-letter citations. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 7 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihomocysteine | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antihyperammonemic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperkeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihysteric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |