Valeriana italica

Botanical Description

Valeriana italica is a herbaceous perennial plant growing from a rootstock of several fleshy tubers; the erect, sturdy, unbranched stems are around 60cm tall[ 460 Title Flora Medica Publication Author Lindley J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans: London Year 1838 ISBN Description A massive work - many of the botanical names have changed, but the book is still a wealth of information. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use. Related to the medicinal root valerian (Valeriana offiinalis), this species is thought by some to be a more powerful alternative[ 460 Title Flora Medica Publication Author Lindley J. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Longman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans: London Year 1838 ISBN Description A massive work - many of the botanical names have changed, but the book is still a wealth of information. ].