- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Valeranaceae
- English Names
- Valerian
- Baker's Hartshorn
- Natural Habitat
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- especially Holland and Belgium
- Thuringen
- Russia; Northern Asia
- Ceylon
- Burma
- Part(s) Used
- Radix Valerianae
- Oleum Valerianae
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- Constituent(s)
- volatile oil
- valerianic acid (which is
- more exactly
- isovalerianic acid
- or isopropyl-acetic acid)
- formic acid
- chatinine
- tannin
- gum
- resin
- starch
- sugar
- (free isovaleric acid is not pre-existent in this variety)
- Action
- stimulant
- anodyne
- nervine
- antispasmodic
- sedative
- hypnotic
- vermifuge
- sudorific
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