Organisms

Valerian

A plant genus of the family VALERIANACEAE, order Dipsacales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It is best known for the sedative use and valepotriate content of the roots. It is sometimes called Garden Heliotrope but is unrelated to true Heliotrope (HELIOTROPIUM).

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family VALERIANACEAE, order Dipsacales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It is best known for the sedative use and valepotriate content of the roots. It is sometimes called Garden Heliotrope but is unrelated to true Heliotrope (HELIOTROPIUM).

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Valeriana
  • Valerianas
  • Valerians
  • Heliotrope, Garden
  • Valeriana officinalis
  • Garden Heliotrope
  • Garden Heliotropes
  • Heliotropes, Garden
  • Valeriana officinali
  • officinalis, Valeriana

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

do not confuse entry term HELIOTROPE, GARDEN with HELIOTROPIUM

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History Note

91(86)63; was see under PLANTS, MEDICINAL 1986-90; was heading 1963-85

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.328w.937w.888w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Valerian. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014632. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014632
  2. Valerian. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerian_(herb)
  3. Valerian. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q157819