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BIOLOGICAL ACTIVE COMPOUNDS FROM ROOTS OF VALERIANA OFFICINALIS L. CULTIVATED IN SOUTH-EASTERN REGION OF POLAND

RENATA NURZYŃSKA-WIERDAK

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The presented studies concern the determination of content and chemical composition of essential oil from plants of the Valeriana officinalis L. (‘Lubelski’ common valerian) cultivar grown in the south-eastern region of Poland, as well as the contents of valerenic acids, protein and ash in the discussed raw material. In the examined oil, the presence of 71 compounds was determined, and the predominant compound was bornyl acetate (15.42%), followed by elemol (8.01%), β-gurjunene (6.20%) and camphene (5.43%). The contents of sesquiterpene – valerenic and acetoxy valerenic acids in the examined valerian raw material was respectively: 0.0519 and 0.0677%. The total valerenic acid contents (0.1196%) are comparable to other Polish cultivars.