Valeriana officinalis, valerian - magic-plants ethnobotany
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Valeriana officinalis, valerian
| Botanical names: Valeriana officinalis, Valeriana angustifolia, Valeriana collina, Valeriana officinalis subsp. collina, Valeriana rossica, Valeriana spryngini, Valeriana tenuifolia | Caprifoliaceae | |
| Common names English: valerian, garden valerian, garden heliotrope Spanish: valeriana común, valeriana de las boticas, valeriana medicinal French: valériane officinale, valériane des collines, valériane à petites feuilles German: Echter Baldrian | ||
| Active constituents: actinidine, chatinine, shyanthine, valerianine, valerine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, isovaleric acid, iridoids, sesquiterpenes contained in essential oil, flavanones | ||
Valeriana officinalis, valerian
illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants
