valerian

valerian /va·le·ri·an/ (vah-ler´e-an)

1. a plant of the genus Valeriana.

2. the dried roots, rhizome, and stolons of V. officinalis, which are antispasmodic and sedative and are used for nervousness and insomnia.

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valerian (v·lirˑ·ē·n),

n Latin name:
Valeriana officinalis; parts used: rhizomes, roots; uses: anxiolytic, insomnia, nervousness; precautions: GRAS, pregnancy, lactation, children; overdose is hepatotoxic; patients with liver conditions or taking CNS depressants, MAOIs, phenytoin, warfarin. Also called
all heal, amantilla, baldrianwurzel, capon's tail, great wild valerian, herba benedicta, katzenwurzel, phu germanicum, phu parvum, setewale, setwell, theriacaria, or
valeriana.

Valerian.

valerian, Greek,

n Latin name:
Polemonium caeruleum; parts used: rhizome and roots; uses: spasm prevention, sedative, anxiety, sleeplessness; precautions: none known. Also called
Jacob's ladder.

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valerian

see valeriana.