Plant Species of Sub-Family Valerianaceae—A Review on Its Effect on the Central Nervous System
2021
Gitishree Das | Han-Seung Shin | Rosa Tundis | Sandra Gonçalves | Ourlad Alzeus G. Tantengco | Maria G. Campos | Rosaria Acquaviva | Giuseppe Antonio Malfa | Anabela Romano | Joyce Ann H. Robles | Mariel Q. Clores | Jayanta-Kumar Patra
Valerianaceae, the sub-family of Caprifoliaceae, contains more than 300 species of annual and perennial herbs, worldwide distributed. Several species are used for their biological properties while some are used as food. Species from the genus <i>Valeriana</i> have been used for their antispasmodic, relaxing, and sedative properties, which have been mainly attributed to the presence of valepotriates, borneol derivatives, and isovalerenic acid. Among this genus, the most common and employed species is <i>Valeriana</i><i>officinalis</i>. Although valerian has been traditionally used as a mild sedative, research results are still controversial regarding the role of the different active compounds, the herbal preparations, and the dosage used. The present review is designed to summarize and critically describe the current knowledge on the different plant species belonging to Valerianaceae, their phytochemicals, their uses in the treatment of different diseases with particular emphasis on the effects on the central nervous system. The available information on this sub-family was collected from scientific databases up until year 2020. The following electronic databases were used: PubMed, Scopus, Sci Finder, Web of Science, Science Direct, NCBI, and Google Scholar. The search terms used for this review included Valerianaceae, <i>Valeriana</i>, <i>Centranthus</i>, <i>Fedia</i>, <i>Patrinia</i>, <i>Nardostachys</i>, <i>Plectritis</i>, and <i>Valerianella</i>, phytochemical composition, in vivo studies, Central Nervous System, neuroprotective, antidepressant, antinociceptive, anxiolytic, anxiety, preclinical and clinical studies.
Show more [+] Less [-]AGROVOC Keywords
Bibliographic information
This bibliographic record has been provided by Directory of Open Access Journals