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Non-scientific name:

valerian

26 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Drug form: Plant parts:
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Nardostachys jatamansi DC. Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC. Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Valeriana capensis Thun. Valeriana capensis Thunb. Valeriana capensis Thunb.
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. dried rhizome, root and stolon rhizome, root, stolon
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Valeriana officinalis Linn. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. root, root with rhizome, rhizome
Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Valeriana officinalis Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. essential oil rhizome, root
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. root, bark
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020) Valeriana officinalis Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Oil Root with Rhizome, Root, Rhizome
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. subterranean parts
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. dried, whole or fragmented underground parts rhizome, root
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Valeriana officinalis L. s.l. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. underground parts
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. rhizome, root, stolon, subterranean parts
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. plant
British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) Valeriana officinalis L. s.l. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008) Valeriana officinalis Linné Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. dried root and rhizome rhizome, root
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. rhizome, root, stolon
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Rhizome, root
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002) Valeriana jatamansii Jones Valeriana jatamansi Jones ex Roxb. Valeriana jatamansi Jones ex Roxb.
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Valeriana wallichii DC. Valeriana wallichii DC. Valeriana jatamansi Jones ex Roxb.

95 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "valerian":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
akar pulepandak Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
albi Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
all heal Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
all-heal Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
allheal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amantilla Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
arzneibaldrian Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
asaroon Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
baalaka Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
balahrivera Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balchar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balchhar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
balderbrackenwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
baldrian Other Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
baldrianwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
belgian valerian Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
belgian valerian root Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
bulchar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cat's love Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
cat's valerian Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
catamaci Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
common valerian Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
dary myshyk tamyr Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
dating Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
echter arznei-baldrian Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
english valerian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fragrant valerian Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
garden heliotrope Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
garden valerian Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
garden-heliotrope Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
gemeiner baldrian Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
german valerian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ginger Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
god's hand leaf Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
great wild valerian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ikleel-ul-malik Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian valerian Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
japanese valerian Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
jatamanci Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ka-no-ko-so Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kalavala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katzenwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kediotu Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
kesso root Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kissokon Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kuanyexiccao Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
luj Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
läkevänderot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mexican valerian Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nagbo Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nard Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
nardin Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
naswan Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
nata Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
nhakapai Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
ntiv Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
pacific valerian Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
paicaci Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poti Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
racine de valeriane Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
radix valerianae Pharmaceutical WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
samaya Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sanbal lateeb Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
seiyo-kanoko-so Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
setwall Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
spikenard Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
st. george’s herb Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
sugandhabaalaa Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
sugandhabala Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
sugandhawat Other Pl. & People of Nepal (Manandhar, 2002)
sumbul-ut-teeb Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tagara Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
taggar Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
takaram Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
txham laaj Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valerian fragrant Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valerian herb Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
valeriana Other Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valeriana extranjera Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valeriana lekarstvennaya Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
valeriana lekarstvennaâ Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
valeriana officinalis Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
valeriana officinalis subsp. baltica, valeriana officinalis subsp. exaltata Other WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024)
valerianae radix Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
valerianarhizome Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valeriane Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valerin Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
valerium Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
valériane Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
valériane officinale Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
vandal root Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
vandalroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
waliryana Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
wild valerian Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
xie cao Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)