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Valerianaceae

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Definition: The Valerian plant family of the order Dipsacales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida that is characterized by 3-5-lobed tubular flowers, often spurred at the base and clustered in tight heads.  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATION or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use (   
Examples Nardostachys; Patrinia; Valerian; Valerianella 		Other names Centranthus
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
sulfapatrinoside II  120204-05-9 Olean-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-23-(sulfooxy)-, 6-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, monosodium salt, (3beta,4alpha)  *Glucosides *Triterpenes Valerianaceae. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1988;36(11):4269
sulfapatrinoside I  120190-30-9 Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 3-hydroxy-23-(sulfooxy)-, 6-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyl ester, monosodium salt, (3beta,4alpha)  *Glucosides *Triterpenes Valerianaceae. Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo) 1988;36(11):4269
valeranone  55528-90-0 (4a alpha,7 beta,8a alpha)-octahydro- 4a,8a-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethyl)-1(2H)-naphthalenone  *Sesquiterpenes Valerianaceae. Arzneim Forsch 28(1):8;1978

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