• Valeriana acutiloba
• Valeriana arburua
• Valeriana arizonica
• Valeriana buxifolia
• Valeriana californica
• Valeriana capitata
• Valeriana carnosa
• Valeriana celtica - Alpine valerian or valerian spikenard
• Valeriana columbiana
• Valeriana dioica - marsh valerian
• Valeriana edulis
• Valeriana occidentalis
• Valeriana officinalis
• Valeriana pauciflora
• Valeriana scandens
• Valeriana scouleri
• Valeriana septentrionalis
• Valeriana sitchensis - Sitka valerian
• Valeriana sorbifolia
• Valeriana texana
• Valeriana tiliifolia
• Valeriana tripteris
• Valeriana wallichii

Valerian is an herb. Medicine is made from the root.

Valerian is most commonly used for sleep disorders, especially the inability to sleep (insomnia). It is frequently combined with hops, lemon balm, or other herbs that also cause drowsiness. Some people who are trying to withdraw from the use of “sleeping pills” use valerian to help them sleep after they have tapered the dose of the sleeping pill. There is some scientific evidence that valerian works for sleep disorders, although not all studies are positive.

Valerian is also used for conditions connected to anxiety and psychological stress including nervous asthma, hysterical states, excitability, fear of illness (hypochondria), headaches, migraine, and stomach upset.

Some people use valerian for depression, mild tremors, epilepsy, attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS).

Valerian is used for muscle and joint pain. Some women use valerian for menstrual cramps and symptoms associated with menopause, including hot flashes and anxiety.

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Properties of Valeriana Favored by Aztecs

Sedative, promotes perspiration, lowers fever, pain reducer, regulates menstruation also used to help control epilepsy.

Aztec Method of Use.

Drink 3 cups a day before each meal, from an infusion using 7 to 15 grams of Valeriana root to 1/2 liter of water.