Steinmetz:Valeriana

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Valeriana jatamansi

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Valerianaceae
English Names
  • True Spikenard
  • Indian Valerian
  • Indian Nard
  • Indian Spikenard
  • Mountain Nard
  • Muskroot
Natural Habitat
  • mountainous districts of India
  • Himalayas
  • China
Part(s) Used
  • Radix (the hairy portion of the stem immediately above the root)
Constituent(s)
  • essential oil
  • resin
  • starch
  • sugar
  • gum
  • bitter principle
Action
  • carminative
  • tonic
  • nerve-stimulant
  • nerve-sedative
  • cordial
  • deodorant
  • antispasmodic
  • emmenagogue
  • deobstruent
  • aromatic
  • used in expensive perfumery in India
  • P. S. The large flowering species Nardostachys grandiflora possesses similar properties in less pronounced degree



Valeriana officinalis

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
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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Valeriana wallichii

Also known as (or relevant to)
Family
Valerianaceae
English Names
  • Indian Valerian
Natural Habitat
  • Northern India (Himalayas)
Constituent(s)
  • its constituents resemble those of Valeriana officinalis (which see)
  • but the proportion of oil and resin is higher
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