INDIAN VALERIAN VALERIANA JATAMANSI

INDIAN VALERIAN (Valeriana jatamansi Jones) ++

Synonyms:
- Nardostachys jatamansi (Jones) DC., Patrina jatamansi (Jones) D. Don, Valeriana wallichii DC.

Activities (Indian Valerian) :
- Alexeteric (f; KAB); Amebicide (1; WOI); Analgesic (1; WOI); Antibacterial (1; HH3); Antiperiodic (f; KAB); Antiseptic (1; WOI); Antispasmodic (1; HHB; HH3; KAP); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Astringent (f; KAB); Bitter (f; KAB); Carminative (1; HHB; KAP; SKJ; WOI); CNS-Depressant (1; HH3); Depurative (f; KAB); Diuretic (f; KAB); Emmenagogue (f; KAB); Hypnotic (f; KAB); Insectifuge (1; WOI); Sedative (1; KAP; SKJ; WOI); Stimulant (f; KAP; SKJ; WOI); Stomachic (f; KAP); Tonic (f; SKJ; WOI); Tranquilizer (1; WOI).

Indications (Indian Valerian) :
- Alopecia (f; HH3); Ameba (1; WOI); Arthrosis (f; KAB); Bacteria (1; HH3; WOI); Bite (f; KAB); Cancer (f; JLH); Chorea (f; KAP); Colic (f; HH3); Convulsion (f; KAB; KAP); Cramp (1; HHB; HH3; KAP); Debility (f; KAP); Dysuria (f; SKJ; WOI); Epilepsy (f; HH3; KAB); Escherichia (1; HH3); Gas (1; HHB; KAP; SKJ; WOI); Gleet (f; KAB); Head (f; KAB); Gastrosis (f; KAP); Hepatosis (f; HH3; KAB); Hypochondria (f;
WOI); Hysteria (f; HH3; WOI); Induration (f; JLH); Infection (1; WOI); Insomnia (1; HH3; KAP; SKJ; WOI); Nephrosis (f; HH3; KAB); Nervousness (1; KAP; SKJ; WOI); Neurosis (f; KAP; WOI); Ophthalmia (f; KAB; JLH); Pain (1; KAB; WOI); Senility (f; KAP); Shell Shock (f; KAP); Snakebite (f; KAB); Splenosis (f; HH3; KAB); Staphylococcus (1; HH3); Syncope (f; KAB); Water Retention (f; KAB).

Dosages (Indian Valerian) :
- 1 - 3 g (KAP); 150 - 200 mg mixed valepotriates (HH3).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Indian Valerian) :
- Class 1 (AHP). Said to be a good substitute for V. officinalis (KAB).