Plant Details

Accepted name:: Valeriana officinalis L. [Caprifoliaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Infraspecies:: 3

Valeriana officinalis subsp. nemorensis (B.Turk) F.Martini & Soldano

Valeriana officinalis subsp. officinalis

Valeriana officinalis subsp. tenuifolia (Vahl) Schübl. & G.Martens

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 Medicines, 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)
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	Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
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)
baldriāna saknes	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
belgian valerian	Other	Herbal Medicines, 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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) 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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
english valerian	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
fragrant valerian	Other	Herbal Medicines, 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) 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 Medicines, 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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
gemeiner baldrian	Other	Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
german valerian	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 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)
heliotrope-garden	Other	Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
herbe aux chats	Other	Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996)
hierba de los gatos	Other	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 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)
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	Pharmaceutical	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
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)
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) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
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) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Herbal Medicines, 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) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) 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) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
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)
valerian root, cut	Other	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
valeriana	Other	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009) Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) 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 Plants (Wiersema, 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	Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
valerijonų šaknys	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013)
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 Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
ρίζα βαλεριανής	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
валериана, корен	Other	EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
underground parts		British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
rhizome, root		Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000)
radix		EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana officinalis, rad. (2005)
radix		EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007)
Raices y rizomas	Raices y rizomas desecados cuidadosamente a menos de 40°C	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
rhizome, root, and stolon		U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016)
Rhizome, root		Herbal Medicines, 3rd edn. (Barnes et al., 2007)
Root with Rhizome, Root, Rhizome	Oil	WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019)
rhizome, root and stolon	dried rhizome, root and stolon	WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999)
rhizome, root		Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004)
rhizome, root	dried, whole or fragmented underground parts	British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008)
rhizome, root	dried root and rhizome	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
underground parts	dried,cut underground parts, including rhizome, root and stolon	European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007)
root	tincture, vegetal drug, dry extract, fluid extract, powdered drug	Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006)
rhizome, root	essential oil	ISO 4720:2009 Essential Oils: Nomenclature (2009)
underground parts	Dried, whole or fragmented underground parts, including the rhizome surrounded by the roots and stolons	European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
rhizome, root, stolon	subterranean parts; including the rhizome, roots, and stolons	U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013)
root, rhizome	roots and rhizomes	Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012)
partes subterráneas desecadas, enteras o fragmentadas		Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013)
plant		Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013)

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Valeriana officinalis	Europe's Med. Pl. (Lange, 1998) Med. Pl. Trade Turkey (Özhatay et al., 1997) Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann et al., 2009) Substances in Medicines, Australia (TGA, 2007)
Valeriana officinalis L	Annexo III: Veg. Drugs in Registry of Meds, Argentina (2009)
Valeriana officinalis L.	Archivos de Flora Iberica (Morales et al., 1996) British Pharmacopoeia 2009, Vol. 4 (2008) Dizionario delle Erbe Med. (Suozzi, 1995) EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana officinalis, rad. (2005) EMA Com. Monog.: Valeriana, rad. & Humulus, flo. (2007) Encyclopedia of Herb. Medicine (Bartram, 1995) Farmacopea Argentina, 8th edn. (2012) Farmacopea Herbolaria Mexicanos (2013) GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbal Medicines, 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) Kräuter Gewürze und Heilpflanzen (Bremness, 1994) Les Plantes Arom. et Med. (Bremness, 1996) Les Plantes Méd. de la Pharmacopée: Liste A (2000) Med. Pl. Braz. Pharm. (Brandão et al., 2006) Med. Pl. Uzbekistan & Kyrgyzstan (Eisenman et al., 2013) Med. Pl. of the Russian Pharm. (Shikov, 2014) Med. Pl. of the World (Wyk & Wink, 2004) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Plants of Econ. Importance (FAO, 1983) Tea and Herbal Infusions Europe Pl. Inventory (THIE, 2021) Timber Press Plant Names (Erhardt et al., 2009) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) U.S. Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia (HPUS, 2009) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 37 (2013) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 39 (2016) WHO Monographs Med. Pl. 1 (1999) WHODrug Herbal Substances (WHO-UMC, 2019) World Economic Plants (Wiersema et al., 2013) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Valeriana officinalis L. s.l.	British Pharmacopoeia 2012, Vol. 4 (2011) British Pharmacopoeia 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacopoeia, 6th edn. (2007) European Pharmacopoeia, 7th edn. (2012)
Valeriana officinalis L. var. officinalis	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
Valeriana officinalis Linné	E-Kommission: Approved Status (1984-1994) U.S. Pharmacopoeia USP 32 (2008)
Valeriana oﬃcinalis L.	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017)

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