Valerian
"Valerian" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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).
Descriptor ID |
D014632
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MeSH Number(s) |
B01.650.940.800.575.100.955.888
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Concept/Terms |
Valerian- Valerian
- Valerians
- Valeriana
- Valerianas
Valeriana officinalis- Valeriana officinalis
- Valeriana officinali
- officinali, Valeriana
- officinalis, Valeriana
Heliotrope, Garden- Heliotrope, Garden
- Garden Heliotrope
- Garden Heliotropes
- Heliotropes, Garden
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2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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