Valeriana officinalis

Valeriana officinalis L. Engl.: garden valerian, valerian, common valerian, fragrant valerian. Deu.: Baldrian, Echter Baldrian, Gemeiner Baldrian, Echter Arznei-Baldrian, Gewöhnlicher Baldrian, Katzenwurz, Waldspeik. Suom.: rohtovirmajuuri, virmajuuri. Sven.: läkevänderot, valeriana, vendelört, vänderot, äkta vänderot. Bot. syn.: Valeriana baltica Pleijel.

Valeriana.

Classic texts: Felter 1922.

Valeriana: anxiety, sleep, taste.

Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 01.1997.

ADHD and coffee.

Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 05.1995.

Valerian.

Archives: Best of the Herbal Forums: 02.1994.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 9.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 9. Flowering plants. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-23.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 10.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 10. Flowering tops. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-23.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 6.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 6. Flowerbuds, side view. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-01.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 7.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 7. Plant in flowerbud. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-01.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 8.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 8. Flowerbuds, top view. Tammisaari archipelago, Finland. Wild. 2006-07-01.

Dinky roots.

Henriette's herbal blog: Valerians have such small roots it's a wonder the plants stay upright.

The cat herbs.

Henriette's herbal blog: Valerian and catnip both have a reputation of driving cats wild.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 4.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 4. Dead stalk in winter. You can see how valerian is divided into two sidebranches and one main branch, ever onwards. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2004-11-21.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 3.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 3. Flower. Helsinki bot.g., (Kump.), Finland. Planted. 2003-07-18.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 2.

Photo: Valeriana officinalis 2. Flowershead, with a few fluffy seeds, too. Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-07-16.