Steinmetz:Valeriana
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Latest revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
[edit] 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)
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- 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
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[edit] 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
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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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[edit] Valeriana wallichii
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Valerianaceae
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Northern India (Himalayas)
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- Constituent(s)
- its constituents resemble those of Valeriana officinalis (which see)
- but the proportion of oil and resin is higher
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