valerenic
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Etymology edit
From valerian.
Adjective edit
valerenic (not comparable)
- (organic chemistry) Relating to valerenic acid or its derivatives.
- 2015 August 12, Dhanoop Manikoth Ayyathan, Rajasekaran Chandrasekaran, Kalaivani Thiagarajan, “Neuroprotective effect of Tagara, an Ayurvedic drug against methyl mercury induced oxidative stress using rat brain mitochondrial fractions”, in BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine[1], volume 15, :
- Previous reports also indicated that the roots and rhizomes are highly aromatic and contain valerenic acid that has been shown to inhibit the breakdown of neuro transmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) that results in sedation.