valerian

a sedative drug made from the dried roots of V. officinalis

valerian

any of various Eurasian valerianaceous plants of the genus Valeriana, esp V. officinalis, having small white or pinkish flowers and a medicinal root

Valerian

Latin name Publius Licinius Valerianus. died 260 ad, Roman emperor (253--260): renewed persecution of the Christians; defeated by the Persians

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valerian

Tiny whitish pink flowers clustered into bunches. Famous tranquilizer that calms nerves, spasms, sleeping problems, anxiety, fatigue, ulcers, headaches, pain, irritability, depression, circulation, blood pressure, IBS (irritable bowel), menstrual, muscle cramps, . Protects liver. Cats like it almost as much as catnip.

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Content (ml100 g-1) of essential oil (EO) in roots and rhizomes of common valerian grown in central Europe (Poland) depending on method of plantation establishment and variety (mean from 2009-2011)

Content (%) of valerenic acid (VA) in roots and rhizomes of common valerian grown in central Europe (Poland) depending on method of plantation establishment and variety (mean from 2009-2011)

PLANTATION METHODS EFFECTS ON COMMON VALERIAN (VALERIANA OFFICINALIS) YIELD AND QUALITY

In four out of six of those studies in healthy volunteers no hints on sedating properties of common valerian preparations were observed after acute and (partially) long-term treatment using dosages up to 1800mg (Glass et al., 2003; Gutierrez, et al., 2004; Hallam, et al., 2003; Kuhlmann, et al., 1999).

Extracts of Valeriana officinalis L. s.l. show anxiolytic and antidepressant effects but neither sedative nor myorelaxant properties

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