Assertion: valerian's acid | /r/AtLocation | valeriana officinalis
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text: I would add that any "valeric acid" (pentanoic acid) that is found in Valeriana officinalis seems to be an artifact of the extraction process; that is, the complex valpotriates degrade upon exposure to the heat and the strong alkalis that are used during the extraction process, and among the resulting break-down products is pentanoic acid.