Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Valeriana hardwickii

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

Some caution is advised with the use of this plant. At least one member of the genus is considered to be poisonous raw[ 161 Title Food Plants of the N. American Indians. Publication no. 237. Publication Author Yanovsky. E. Publisher U.S. Depf of Agriculture. Year ISBN - Description A comprehensive but very terse guide. Not for the casual reader. ] and V. officinalis is a powerful nervine and sedative that can become habit-forming.

Botanical Description

Valeriana hardwickii is a perennial plant that can grow up to 1.50 metres tall. Valeriana hardwickii is a commonly used medicinal herb in India, where it is gathered in quantity from the wild for local use and for trade[ 2020 Title Trade in Indian Medicinal Plants Publication Ethnobotany of India Vol 5., 321-345, 2018 Author D.K.Ved, S.Noorunnisa Begum, & K.Ravi Kumar Publisher Apple Academic Press; Oakville, Canada Year 2018 ISBN 978-1-77188-600-0 Description ]. It is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Himalayan regions from Pakistan to China, south through southeast Asia to western Indonesia

HabitatUsually found amongst herbaceous vegetation on humus-rich soils, 1900 - 3100 metres in Kashmir[ 145 Title Forest Flora of Srinagar. Publication Author Singh. Dr. G. and Kachroo. Prof. Dr. P. Publisher Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh Year 1976 ISBN - Description A good flora of the western Himalayas but poorly illustrated. Some information on plant uses. ].