Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Valeriana fauriei

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

1/5

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 fauriei is a herbaceous perennial plant with short rhizomes; it produces unbranched stems around 30 - 70cm tall[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine..

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East, northeast China, Japan, Korea.

HabitatMoist meadows on mountains; at elevations from 250 - 1,700 metres[ 275 Title Flora of Japan Publication Author Website http://www.foj.info Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora - an excellent resource. ]. Wet shaded places in woods and thickets in Korea[ 279 Title Medicinal Plants in the Republic of Korea Publication Author Publisher World Health Organisation, Manila Year 1998 ISBN 92 9061 120 0 Description An excellent book with terse details about the medicinal uses of the plants with references to scientific trials. All plants are described, illustrated and brief details of habitats given. ].