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Review
. 2015:2015:947619.
doi: 10.1155/2015/947619. Epub 2015 Dec 16.

Chemical Components and Cardiovascular Activities of Valeriana spp

Heng-Wen Chen  1 , Ben-Jun Wei  2 , Xuan-Hui He  3 , Yan Liu  4 , Jie Wang  1
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Review

Chemical Components and Cardiovascular Activities of Valeriana spp

Heng-Wen Chen et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2015.

Abstract

Valeriana spp. is a flowering plant that is well known for its essential oils, iridoid compounds such as monoterpenes and sesquiterpenes, flavonoids, alkaloids, amino acids, and lignanoids. Valeriana spp. exhibits a wide range of biological activities such as lowering blood pressure and heart rate, antimyocardial ischemia reperfusion injury, antiarrhythmia, and regulation of blood lipid levels. This review focuses on the chemical constituents and cardiovascular activities of Valeriana spp.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Major essential oil constituents from V. officinalis L. var. latifolia Miq.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Compounds of diethenoid epoxy-type iridoids from Valeriana spp. (see Table 2).
Figure 3
Figure 3
Compounds of diethenoid open ring-type iridoids from Valeriana spp. (see Table 3).
Figure 4
Figure 4
Compounds of monoethenoid-type iridoids from Valeriana spp. (see Table 4).
Figure 5
Figure 5
Compounds of other types of iridoids from Valeriana spp.
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