title: Chemical Components and Cardiovascular Activities of Valeriana spp.
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.
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Heng-Wen
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Hubei University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Wuhan, Hubei 430062, China.
authors.forename: Ben-Jun
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China.
authors.forename: Xuan-Hui
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: He
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Chinese Materia Medica, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Ministry of Education, Harbin, Heilongjiang 150036, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang