What's the difference between valerian and valerin?
Valerian
Definition:
(n.) Any plant of the genus Valeriana. The root of the officinal valerian (V. officinalis) has a strong smell, and is much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.
Example Sentences:
(1) The aromatherapeutical use of commercial valerian root oil (Chinese origin) and of pure fragrance compounds--borneol, isoborneol, bornyl acetate (main constituent of the proved valerian root oil) and isobornyl acetate--as potentially drugs with sedative effects after inhalation was investigated in an animal experiment (mice).
(2) Serum FSH, LH and oestrone levels were determined in postmenopausal women before and at 1, 3 and 6 months after the onset of cyclical treatment with 0.05 mg of ethinyl oestradiol (n = 19) or 2 mg of oestradiol valerianate (n = 20).
(3) injection of 10 mg estradiol valerianate was administered within the 3rd postpartum day, and an LH-RH stimulation test was performed on days 14 and 21 of the puerperium.
(4) "When you have to give a three-year-old valerian to sleep, it's awful," Zhenya says.
(5) These results indicate that valerian extract acts on the central nervous system and may be an antidepressant.
(6) The second group was castrated and given 1.5 mg of estradiol valerianate every fifth day to a total of 4.5 mg.
(7) Estradiol-17beta, estradiol-benzoate, estradiol-valerianate, and estradiol-undecylate were injected intravenously and intramuscularly to postmenopausal woman and to female castrates.
(8) By means of Karyopycnotic Index and Dynamic Oestrogenicity Index the cytological effect was quantified from a single dose of oestradiol valerianate, mestranol, ethinyloestradiol and 3 depot oestrogens proved on postmenopause women and compared with adequate pharmacocinetical investigations.
(9) Hecogenine and pregnadienolone significantly increased the snail's number of eggs; testosterone, diethylstilbestrol and estradiol valerianate decreased their number of eggs and the mesterolone and progesterone produced a slight decrease in the number of eggs.
(10) In experiments with lymphoid human cells Raji synergism of the effects of gamma radiation and cardiovascular drugs (e. g. valocordin, valerian, ouabain, and digoxin), administered in nontoxic doses to culture medium 15 min after irradiation (0.5, 1, and 2.5 Gy) was displayed by the inhibition of cell proliferation.
(11) roots of Japanese valerian, were compared with those of diazepam and imipramine.
(12) The results indicate that the aqueous valerian extract exerts a mild hypnotic action.
(13) The experimental cycle consisted of a daily dose of 2 mg estradiol valerianate as estrogen for 11 days, the identical dose of estrogen plus 0.5 mg dl-norgestrel as gestagen for 10 days, and a 7-day medication-free period.
(14) One hundred and twenty five Holtzman rats of both sexes were submitted to malnutrition during suckling with or without periodic injections of testosterone enantate in males and estradiol valerianate in females.
(15) Plasma levels of E1, E2 and d-norgestrel were analysed daily in five postmenopausal women during treatment with tablet Cyclabil (oestradiol valerianate in a biphasic preparation with dl-norgestrel) in 21 dyas.
(16) The effect of an aqueous extract of valerian root on sleep was studied in two groups of healthy, young subjects.
(17) Most samples from the women taking oestradiol valerianate were also analyzed for oestradiol.
(18) In the women taking oestradiol valerianate, FSH and LH levels were both reduced by 20 to 25 per cent wheras serum oestradiol increased by 200 to 300 per cent and oestrone increased by 600 to 700 per cent.
(19) It is concluded that oestradiol valerianate is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and converted to E1.
(20) The youngest current hereditary peer is Valerian Freyberg, the 3rd Baron Freyberg, who is 38.
Valerin
Definition:
(n.) A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter, dolphin oil., and forming an forming an oily liquid with a slightly unpleasant odor.
Example Sentences:
(1) Ethinyl estradiol (EE2) .05 mg was given to 20 women and estradiol valerinate (EV) to 19 others.
(2) cholesterol concentrations were treated with oestradiol valerinate for 6 months.
(3) The sustitutive estrogen therapy with Estradiol Valerinate and Progesterone was maintained up to 100 days after the transfer.
(4) Nineteen subjects were given ethinyloestradiol (EOe) 0.05 mg daily and 20 received oestradiol valerinate (OeV) 2 mg daily.