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Accepted name: 
Valeriana officinalis L. [Caprifoliaceae]
More about this plant: 
Non-scientific name: Class of name: Medicinal source:
akar pulepandak Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
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)
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 Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 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)
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)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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 Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacop. 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)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
english valerian Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
english valerian root Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 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)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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)
għeruq tal-valerjana Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
hierba de los gatos Other MHT. 103 Especies Vegetales (Ministero de Salud, Chile, 2010)
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 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 Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
kediotu kökü Other Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997)
kesso root Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
kissokon Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 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 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)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
macskagyökér Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
mexican valerian Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
nard Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
nardin Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nata Other Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
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)
palderjanijuur Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
racine de valeriane Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
radix valerianae Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
rhizomata cum radicibus valerianae Pharmaceutical Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014)
russian valerian Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
rădăcină de valeriană Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
sanbal lateeb Other Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
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)
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 Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valeriaanwortel Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valerian Other British Pharmacop. 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
British Pharmacop. 2012, Vol. 4 (2011)
British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Ethnomedica (RBG, Kew, 2020)
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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)
Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (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 Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 32 (2008)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 37 (2013)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 39 (2016)
U.S. Pharmacop. USP 43 (2020)
WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024)
WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
valerian extract Other WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
valerian fragrant Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valerian herb Other Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
valerian root Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana officinalis, rad. (2005)
EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023)
valerian root, cut Other European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 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)
Dr. Duke's Databases: Ethnobotanical Subset (Duke, 2016)
Farmacopeia Brasileira, 6th edn. (Anvisa, 2019)
MHT. 103 Especies Vegetales (Ministero de Salud, Chile, 2010)
Market Med. Pl. of Monterrey, México (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)
Tlayeyecolpahtli. Med. Experim., Mexico (Fernández Martínez et al., 2021)
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)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
valeriana officinalis Other U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacop. (HPUS, 2009)
valeriana officinalis subsp. baltica Other WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
valeriana officinalis subsp. baltica, valeriana officinalis subsp. exaltata Other WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2024)
valeriana officinalis subsp. exaltata Other WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2025)
valeriana officinalis whole Other Global Substance Registration System (GSRS) (FDA/NCATS, 2024)
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 Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
valerianae radix minutata Pharmaceutical European Pharmacop., 6th edn. (2007)
European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
valerianae rhizoma et radix Pharmaceutical Farmacopeia Brasileira, 6th edn. (Anvisa, 2019)
valerianarhizome Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valerianarot Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
valeriane Other WHO Monog. Med. Pl. 1 (WHO, 1999)
valeriane officinale Other Pl. Méd. de la Pharmacop.: 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)
valiarjanka Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
valieŕjan Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
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)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
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)
vänderot Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
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)
GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
ρίζα βαλεριανής Other EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
вaлepьян Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
вaляp’янкa Other Wild Pl. for Food & Healing in Liubań, Belarus (Sõukand et al., 2017)
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 GRIN-Global Taxonomy (USDA, 2024)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)