Plant Information

Common Name: VALERIAN
Scientific Name: Valeriana officinalis

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R110.00

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Description

• Perennial
• Valerian is native to Britain, temperate Europe and Asia and naturalised elsewhere.
• It is an erect clump-forming perennial with short rhizomes and regular, toothed, divided leaves.
• Clusters of small pink or white flowers are borne in summer followed by tiny seeds with a tuft of white hairs.
• The leaves have a slightly foetid smell when bruiced as it contains valeric acid, found in human sweat.
• Needs moist soil in sun or shade.
• Can be propagated by seeds sown in spring.
• The roots can be divided and planted out.
• Dig and dry the roots in their second autumn.
• They have the strong smell of old leather that develops as they dry.

Medicinal Uses. It is said that

• Calms nerves and tension without side effects - nature's tranquilizer.
• Non addictive relaxant -reduce anxiety, promotes sleep
• Carminative, antispasmodic, colic, cramps
• Ease painful periods accompanied with severe cramping
• Strengthens heart, improves circulation, treat nervous tension and palpitation of the heart due to nervousness
• Parkinson - reduce anxiety
• Reduce high blood pressure, migraine
• Encourage healing in wounds and ulcers - wash
• Kidney stone - help ureter relax to pass small stones

Other Uses

• Tea of root on topsoil - attract earth worms
• Rats find root seductive - chemical-free alternative to rat poison

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