Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Valeriana officinalis

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

4/5

Safety & Hazards

It is said that prolonged medicinal use of this plant can lead to addiction[ 9 Title Edible and Medicinal Plants. Publication Author Launert. E. Publisher Hamlyn Year 1981 ISBN 0-600-37216-2 Description Covers plants in Europe. a drawing of each plant, quite a bit of interesting information. ]. A course of treatment should not exceed 3 months.

Botanical Description

Valeriana officinalis is a herbaceous perennial plant with a very short rhizome; The straight, stout stems can range from 10 - 200cm, though mainly from 40 - 100cm tall[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Valerian is a commonly used medicinal herb and is often gathered from the wild, mainly as a medicine but also sometimes as a food or for other purposes. It is sometimes cultivated on a commercial scale for its medicinal uses..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeEurope, including Britain but excluding the extreme north and south, to western Asia

HabitatLittoral and inundated meadows, riverbanks, marshes, riparian forests, forest edges, scrub in gullies and steppe groves, mountains reaches to the subalpine zone, among rocks in subalpine meadows, juniper groves, dwarf birch thickets and Siberian pine[ 74 Title Flora of the USSR. Publication Author Komarov. V. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Israel Program for Scientific Translation Year 1968 ISBN - Description An immense (25 or more large volumes) and not yet completed translation of the Russian flora. Full of information on plant uses and habitats but heavy going for casual readers. It can be downloaded from the Internet. ].