Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Valerian

Plant

English

Valerian, All-heal, Baker's hartshorn, Baldrian, Belgian valerian, Common valerian, Europea valerian, Fragrant valerian, Garden-heliotrope, Garden valerian, Phu, Setwall, Setwell, Tobacco root

Latin

Valeriana officinalis Linne, Valeriana baltica Pleijel, Valeriana exaltata J.C.Mikan ex Pohl, Valeriana officinalis L. s. str.

Plantparts

creeping rootstalks, foliage, Grass, Rhizome, Root, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abdominal cramp, Abdominal trouble, Ache, Aches, Acid indigestion, Acne, Acne vulgaris, Acute coryza, Acute viral nasopharyngitis, Aids digestion, Alexiteric, American trypanosomiasis, Analgesic, Anodyne, Anorexia, Anorexy, Antalgic, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-acne, Anti-asthmatic, Anticonvulsant, Anti-dandruff, Antidepressant, Antidepressive, Antidote, Antidotes, Anti-dysenteric, Anti-eczemic, Anti-epileptic, Anti-fatigue, Anti-flu, Anti-heartburn, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Antihelmintic, Anti-hypertensive, Antihypotensive agent, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, antiinflammatory agent in digestive tract diseases, Anti-Migraine, Anti-neuralgic, Antiobesity, Anti-obesity medication, Anti-Rheumatic, Antispasmodic, Anti-Stress, Anxiety, Anxiety disorder, Anxiety disorders, Anxious, Appetite stimulant, Appetizer, Appetizing, Arterial hypertension, arthritis, Assist healing of wounds, Asthenia, Asthma, Atony, bad digestion, benificial effect on the digestion, blackhead, Bloody flux, Bruise, bruises, Calmative, Calming of nerves, calm the central nervous system, cardiac, cardiac atony, cardiac conditions, cardiac debility, Cardiac diseases, cardiac lassitude, cardiac problems, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiac troubles, Cardialgia, Cardiotonic, Cardiovascular, Cardiovascular disease, Cardiovascular diseases, Carminative, Carminativum, Cellulite, Cellulitis, Cephalagia, Cephalalgia, Chagas disease, Chagas' disease, chill, Chills, Chronic pain, circulation disorder, circulation problems, circulatory disorders, Circulatory disturbance, circulatory problems, Clears gas, CNS-Inhibitor, Cold, colds, Coloenteritis, Common cold, complaints of the stomach, congestion, congestions, Contusion, contusions, convulsion, Convulsions, convulsive state, corpulence, cramp, Cramps, Cutaneous Eruptions, dandruff, debility, Decongestant, depression, Digestive, Digestive stimulant, digestive trouble, Digestive weakness, disease of the stomach, Diseases of circulatory system, Diseases of the circulatory system, disorder of the heart, dispel worms, dispepsia, diuretic, dizziness, dizzy spells, dysentery, dyspepsia, eczema, Enteritis, enterocolitis, Epilepsy, eruption, Eupeptic, excema, Excessive heartbeatings, Excitability, excitement, exhaustion, expel worms, faintness, Fart, fast heartbeating, Fatigue, Fatness, Febrile response, feebleness, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Flu, Fluttering of the heart, Freight, Gas, Gastropathy, General inflammation, General inflammations, Giddiness, Good for digestion, good for the heart, Gripe, Grippe, have weak nerves, headache, headaches, Head colds, head pains, healing, healing cuts, Healing wounds, Health anxiety, Health phobia, heal wounds, heartburn, heart complaints, heart conditions, heart disease, Heart diseases, heart disorder, heart disorders, heart problems, Heart restorative, heart tonic, heart trouble, heart weakening, helmint, Herbal tonic, high blood pressure, hypertension, Hyper tensive, Hypnotic, hypochondria, Hypochondriasis, Hypotension, Hypotensive, hysteria, improves appetite, improves digestion, inappetence, Increases the appetite, indigestion, Inflammation, inflammation in general, Inflammation of the digestive tract, inflammations, Inflammations in general, Influenza, injuries, injury, insomnia, Intestinal affections, intestinal catarrh, intestinal complaints, Intestinal cramps, intestinal diseases, intestinal disorders, intestinal gas, intestinal problem, intestinal problems, Irritable bowel, Irritable bowel syndrome, lack of appetite, Languidness, Languor, lassitude, Listlessness, loss of appetite, low blood pressure, Lowers bloodpressure, lulling, Megrin, Mental fatigue, Migraine, Migraine Headache, Muscle cramps, Muscle spasms, Muscular spasm, Nerve pains, Nerve problems, Nervine, Nervous atony, Nervous complaints of heart, Nervous complaints of stomach, Nervous debility, Nervous disease, nervous disorders, Nervous disorders of the heart, Nervous exhaustion, Nervous fatigue, nervous heart, Nervous heart conditions, Nervous heart problems, Nervous indigestion, Nervous lassitude, Nervousness, Nervous spasms, Nervous stomach, nervous tension, Nervous trophorestorative, Neuralgia, neurasthenia, Neurosis, Obesity, Pain, painful disorders, painkiller, pain relief, pain-relieving, Pains, pains in general, pain stilling, palpitation, Palpitation of the heart, Palpitations, Pick-me-up, pimples, plague, Poison Antidote, Poor appetite, Poor digestion, Pressor, Promotes digestion, promotes healing of wounds, Psychostimulants, Pyrexia, pyrosis, Rash, Rashes, reduce blood pressure, reduce high bloodpressure, regulate heartbeat, relaxant, relaxes the nervous system, Relaxing, relax spasms, Relieve muscle spasms, Rheumatic disorder, rheumatic pain, rheumatic pains, rheumatism, sedative, skin eruption, Skin Eruptions, skin rashes, sleeping medicine, sleeplessness, Slimming, soothe, soothe muscle spasm, soothes headaches, soothes nerves, Soothing, soporific, sores, spasm, Spasmolytic, Spots, stimulant, Stimulants, Stimulant to increase appetite, stimulates digestion, stimulate the appetite, stimulating, Stomach aliment, stomach complaints, stomach cramp, Stomach disease, stomach disorders, stomach problems, stomach spasms, Stomach trouble, Stress, suffering from a nervous disorder, the flue, Tiredness, To lose weight, Tonic, tranquilizer, Tranquilliser, tranquillizer, Traumatic injury, treatment for worms, upset stomach, Used as a stimulant, Used to alleviate muscle spasms, Varicose veins, varicose vessel, varix, Vasodilator, Vasopressor, Vasopressor agent, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, vertigo, Vulnerary, Warming digestive, weak nerves, Weakness, weakness of the eyes, weariness, Weight loss, wind, worm, worms, Wound, wound care, Wound healing, Wound repair, Wounds, Wounds healing, wound treatment

Cancer

Anti-carcinogenic, anticarcinogenig, Anticarcinomic, antineoplastic, Anti-tumor, Anti-tumor activity, Neoplasm, tumor, tumor-inhibiting, Tumor inhibition, tumor-reducing, Tumors, Tumour, Tumour inhibition

Women's diseases

Afterbirth problems, climacteric, Dysmennorhoea, Dysmenorrhea, Dysmenorrhoea, ease menopausal symptoms, Emmenagogue, menopausal disorders, menopausal problems, Menopause, menopause disorders, Menstrual cramp, Menstrual cramps, menstrual pain, Pain during menstruation, Painful periods, Period pain, Postpartum illness, stimulates menstruation

Homoeopathically uses

hysteria, insomnia, intestinal complaints, intestinal disorders, intestinal problems, intestine problems, nervous stomach, nervous tension

Warnings

Poison, Poisonous, Toxic

Foods

Aromatic, Condiment, culinary, Culinary herb, Flavor, flavouring, spice, tea substitute

Other uses

Cosmetics, cosmetic use, Narcotic, narcotic effect, Used in cosmetics

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Religion, Magic & Witchcraft

Magic, magic power, Magic power: Increases sexual desire, magic use, Witchcraft, Witchery

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Greece

Ingredients

 (-)-Camphene, (-)-Caryophyllene, (-)-Limonene, (−)-borneol, (−)-α-Pinene, 3-Methylbutanoic acid, acetic acid, a-Curcumene, Alanine, alkaloid, Alpha-Pinene, Alpha-Terpineol, Alpha-Tocopherol, aluminium, Ar-Curcumene, arginine, ascorbic acid, ash, asparagine, Aspartic acid, azulene, Baldrinal, Beta-Bisabolene, Beta-Pinene, Beta-Sitosterol, Bisabolol, borneol, Borneol-Acetate, Borneol-Isovalerate, Bornyl acetate, caffeic acid, Calcium, Campesterol, Camphene, camphor, Carbohydrates, carvacrol, carvone, Caryophyllene, Catalase, chatinine, Chlorogenic acid, Cholesterol, choline, Chromium, cobalt, D-Limonene, Elemol, essential oil, eucalyptol, Eudesmol, Eugenol-Isovalerate, fat, Fenchone, Fibres, formic acid, fructose, Gamma-aminobutyric acid, Gamma-linolenic acid, Geraniol, glucose, Glutamic acid, Glutamine, glycoside, Guaiazulene, Guaiol, Hexanoic acid, Iridoid, iron, Isoborneol, Isoleucine, Isovalerianic acid, Kaempferol, Ledol, Leucine, limonene, linoleic acid, Lipase, Luteolin, magnesium, malic acid, manganese, mucilage, myrcene, myrtenol, Natural rubber, Niacin, Oleic acid, Organic acid, Palmitic acid, P-Coumaric acid, P-Cymene, P-Cymol, Peroxidase, Phenylalanine, phosphorus, pinene, potassium, protein, Quercetin, raffinose, resin, Sabinene, Selenium, Serine, silicon, sodium, Squalene, starch, Stearic acid, sterol, Stigmasterol, Sucrose, sugar, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Terpinolene, Terpinyl acetate, thymol, Tin, Tyrosine, valepotriate, Valerenal, Valerianine, valeric acid, Valérine, Valine, valtratum, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, zinc, Α-Terpinene, Β-Carotene, Β-ionone, Β-phellandrene, Γ-Cadinene, Γ-Terpinene, Δ-cadinene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn0012

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