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Accepted name: 
Valeriana officinalis L. [Caprifoliaceae]
Source: 
World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant: 
Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies: 
3
Non-scientific name: Class of name: Medicinal source:
akar pulepandak Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
all heal Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
all-heal Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
allheal Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
amantilla Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (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 Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
baldrian Other Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
baldrianrod Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
baldrianwurzel Other E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
baldriāna saknes Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
belgian valerian Other Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
bulchar Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cat's love Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
cat's valerian Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (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)
National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cut valerian Other British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
dary myshyk tamyr Other Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
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 Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
garden heliotrope Other Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (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)
god's hand leaf Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
great wild valerian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
għeruq tal-valerjana Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
ikleel-ul-malik Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
indian valerian Other 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 Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kalavala Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katzenwurzel Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kediotu kökü Other Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
kesso root Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
kissokon Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
korenina zdravilne špajke Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
korzeń kozłka Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
kozlíkový kořen Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
kuanyexiccao Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
luj Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
läkevänderot Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
macskagyökér Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
mexican valerian Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nard Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
nardin Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nata Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
ntiv Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
pacific valerian Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
paicaci Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
palderjanijuur Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
racine de valeriane Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
radix valerianae Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
rhizomata cum radicibus valerianae Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
rădăcină de valeriană Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
sanbal lateeb Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
setwall Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
st. george’s herb Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (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)
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 Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
valeriaanwortel Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valerian Other British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Herbal Meds., 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000)
ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, Mexico (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021)
U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 43 (2020)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
valerian extract Other WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
valerian fragrant Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
valerian root Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana officinalis, rad. (2005)
EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
valerian root, cut Other European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
valerian tincture Other WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
valeriana Other Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, Mexico (Nicholson & Arzeni, 1993)
Med. Fitoterápicos no Brasil (Carvalho et al., 2008)
Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
valeriana extranjera Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (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 Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009)
valeriana radice Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valeriana, raiz Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valeriana, raíz Other Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
valeriana, raíz de Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valeriana, raíz y rizoma Other Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
valerianae radix Pharmaceutical E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994)
EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana officinalis, rad. (2005)
EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
valerianae radix minutata Pharmaceutical European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
valerianarhizome Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
valerianarot Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valeriane Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
valeriane officinale Other Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
valerijonų šaknys Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valerin Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
valerium Other Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
valeriánový koreň Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valériane Other ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
valériane (racine de) Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valériane officinale Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
vandal root Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
vandalroot Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vänderot Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
waliryana Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
wild valerian Other WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
xie cao Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ρίζα βαλεριανής Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
валериана, корен Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
فاليربان‬ Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
‫ناردين مخزني Other National List of Med. Pl. in Palestine (Ali-Shtayeh et al., 2014)
缬草 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)