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Submitted by admin on Mon, 02/28/2022 - 07:11
Top Product Attributes

  • Common Name

    Valerian, Heliotrope

  • Botanical Name

    Valeriana officinalis

  • Part Used

    Root

  • Clinical Summary

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  • Alcohol

    60%

  • Dose

    5 to 20mL weekly

Valerian is most well-known for its sedating and relaxing properties and has long been used for people with anxiety, nervousness, restlessness, muscle pain and insomnia. While most famously used for insomnia valerian can also treat headaches. 

Main Product Attributes
A guide to Valerian and its properties

  • Traditional Use

    Historically patients that have responded best to valerian include those presenting with lack of adequate exercise and/or mental relaxation who manifest stress associated with despondency and mental depression.

  • Actions

    Anxiolytic, sedative, hypnotic, antispasmodic, relaxing nervine, anticonvulsant

  • Indications

    • Insomnia (especially sleep onset insomnia), restless legs, anxiety, stress, depression, support cognitive function, obsessive compulsive disorder
    • Muscle tension, pain, menstrual cramping, fibromyalgia
    • Spasmodic coughing
    • Poor digestion

  • Energetics

    Warming, drying.

  • Use in Pregnancy

    No restrictions are known however safety has not been well established in pregnancy.

  • Contraindications & Cautions

    Care should be taken when driving a car or operating heavy machinery when high doses are used. Vivid dreams, and paradoxical stimulating effects, have been observed in clinical practice however these appear to be rare.

  • Drug Interactions

    Caution with benzodiazepines (may be used to reduce dependency) and central nervous system depressant drugs, including barbiturates. 

  • Dietary Information

    Vegan friendly. Gluten and dairy free

  • Substitutes

    Chamomile, Passionflower, Scullcap, Lemon Balm, Hops, Ziziphus, Saffron, Californian Poppy