[Isovaleramide, an anticonvulsant molecule isolated from Valeriana pavonii].

Introduction: Fractioning of an extract of Valeriana pavonii, a native species used in Colombian folk medicine as tranquilizer, led to the isolation and identification of isovaleramide, one of the active constituents responsible for its central nervous system activity as anticonvulsant.

Objective: Description of the isolation and identification of isovaleramide, an active principle on central nervous system from Valeriana pavonii.

Materials And Methods: The purification of isovaleramide was carried out by chromatographic techniques.