Valerian
(Valeriana javanica [BI.] DC.)

Tribe: Valerianaceae
Crude Name: Radix Valeriana (valerian root).

Description
Annual plants, height 60 cm. Stems erect, soft, smooth, pale green. compound leaf, leaf blade is elliptical, pointed tip and the base, surface wrinkled, green. Compound interest is out of the tip of the stem, bunch shape, petals pale green, white crown. Fruit oval, brown. Blackish round seeds.
The essential oil of valerian root is used for the manufacture of perfume, while the extract for flavoring in food industry.

Nature and Usefulness
Spicy, slightly bitter, cool. Nutritious tonic of the heart, tranquilizers, sleeping pills (mortgages), reliever seizures (spasmolitik), facilitator fart (carmintive), facilitator urine (diuretic), the facilitator sputum (expectorant), and lowering blood pressure (hypotensive).

Chemical content
Asiri oil (including isovalerianic acids, bornyl acetate, beta-caryphyllene), actinidine, bornyl isovalerate, caffeic acid, iridoids (valepotriates), and isovaltrate, didrovaltrate, valerone, valerenic acid, valerine, valerianina, and ionona.

Portion used
Roots that have been aged two years. roots were collected after leaf fall. Use fresh or that has been dried by the wind-wind.

How to use
For drugs that are consumed, taking 150-300 mg standardized extract, one hour before bedtime. bitter taste and unpleasant smell that causes users to prefer this herb put into capsules.
For external use, milled root until smooth. Apply apada wounds, ulcers, and muscle cramps.

Note
• Do not use more than 2-3 weeks without interruption or in large doses because it can cause headaches and pounding.
• large dose and long usage can also cause headaches and pounding.
• Patients with liver disease are forbidden to drink boiled herbs.
• Valerian can increase the effectiveness of sleep.
• Root cause severe drowsiness when given to children.