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Non-scientific name:

valeriana

21 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:
Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Valeriana adscendens Turcz. Valeriana adscendens Turcz. Valeriana adscendens Turcz. root
Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Valeriana effusa Griseb. Valeriana effusa Griseb. Valeriana effusa Griseb. Root stalk, root
Med. Pl. & Traders in Mexico (Hersch-Martínez, 1997) Valeriana edulis Nutt. Valeriana edulis Nutt. Valeriana edulis Nutt. root
Tlayeyecolpahtli. Med. Experim., Mexico (Fernández Martínez et al., 2021) Valeriana officinalis Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. roots
Farmacopeia Brasileira, 6th edn. (Anvisa, 2019) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. raízes, rizomas, estolões
Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) Valeriana officinalis L Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Raices y rizomas desecados cuidadosamente a menos de 40°C Raices, rizomas
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. root
MHT. 103 Especies Vegetales (Ministero de Salud, Chile, 2010) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. rizoma, raíz
MHT. 103 Especies Vegetales (Ministero de Salud, Chile, 2010) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. rizoma, raíz
Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. root, bark
Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008) Valeriana officinalis Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999) Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L. dried rhizome, root and stolon rhizome, root, stolon
Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016) Valeriana officinalis Valeriana officinalis L. Valeriana officinalis L.
Ethnobot. of Med. Pl. in La Paz, Bolivia (Macía et al., 2005) Valeriana micropterina Wedd. Valeriana micropterina Wedd. Valeriana micropterina Wedd. root
Med. Pl. in Loja & Zamora-Chinchipe, Ecuador (Tene et al., 2007) Valeriana microphylla Kunth. Valeriana microphylla Kunth Valeriana microphylla Kunth Root
Med. Pl. at Markets in S Ecuador (Tinitana et al., 2016) Valeriana microphylla Kunth Valeriana microphylla Kunth Valeriana microphylla Kunth Plant without root
Med. Pl. at Markets in S Ecuador (Tinitana et al., 2016) Valeriana pyramidalis Kunth Valeriana pyramidalis Kunth Valeriana pyramidalis Kunth Root
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Valeriana procera Kunth Valeriana procera Kunth Valeriana edulis subsp. procera (Kunth) F.G.Mey.
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024) Valeriana procera Kunth Valeriana procera Kunth Valeriana edulis subsp. procera (Kunth) F.G.Mey.
Med. Pl. in N Peruvian Andes (Corroto et al., 2019) Acaena argentea Ruiz & Pav. Acaena argentea Ruiz & Pav. Acaena argentea Ruiz & Pav. flower
Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) Centratherum punctatum Cass. Centratherum punctatum Cass. Centratherum punctatum Cass.
Med. Pl. by Health Professionals, Mexico (Alonso-Castro et al., 2017) Valeriana sorbifolia var. sorbifolia Valeriana sorbifolia var. sorbifolia Valeriana sorbifolia var. sorbifolia leaves
Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014) Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash Vetiveria zizanioides (L.) Nash Chrysopogon zizanioides (L.) Roberty Leaves

48 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "valeriana":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
akar pulepandak Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
all heal Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
amantilla Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
arzneibaldrian Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
balderbrackenwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
baldrian Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
baldrianwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
cat's love Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
cat's valerian Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
common valerian Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
fragrant valerian Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
garden heliotrope Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
gemeiner baldrian Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
great wild valerian Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
hierba de los gatos Other MHT. 103 Especies Vegetales (Ministero de Salud, Chile, 2010)
ka-no-ko-so Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
katzenwurzel Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kediotu Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 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)
mexican valerian Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
nard Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
ntiv Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
racine de valeriane Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
radix valerianae Pharmaceutical WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
seiyo-kanoko-so Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
setwall Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
st. george’s herb Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
txham laaj Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valerian Other Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 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)
valerian fragrant Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valeriana blanca Other Med. Pl. & Traders in Mexico (Hersch-Martínez, 1997)
valeriana de cerro Other Med. Pl. at Markets in S Ecuador (Tinitana et al., 2016)
valeriana de primera Other Med. Pl. & Traders in Mexico (Hersch-Martínez, 1997)
valeriana extranjera Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valerianae radix Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
valerianae rhizoma et radix Pharmaceutical Farmacopeia Brasileira, 6th edn. (Anvisa, 2019)
valerianarhizome Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valeriane Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valériane officinale Other Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
vandal root Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
vetiver grass Other Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014)
waliryana Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
wild valerian Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
yerba gatera Other Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)
ñancu louen Other Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)