Caprifoliaceae FAMILY

Valeriana jatamansi

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 jatamansii is a perennial plant that can grow up to 0.50 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. The overcollection of its roots from the wild is becoming a cause fr conservation concern[ 272 Title Plants and People of Nepal Publication Author Manandhar. N. P. Publisher Timber Press. Oregon. Year 2002 ISBN 0-88192-527-6 Description Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - eastern Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Tibet, Nepal, Myanmar, northern Thailand, northern Vietnam, eastern China

HabitatCommon in forests, shrubberies and on open slopes; at elevations from 1,500 - 3,600 metres[ 51 Title Flowers of the Himalayas. Publication Author Polunin. O. and Stainton. A. Publisher Oxford Universtiy Press Year 1984 ISBN - Description A very readable and good pocket guide (if you have a very large pocket!) to many of the wild plants in the Himalayas. Gives many examples of plant uses. ].