Nature's Way Standardized Valerian Extract, 90 caps within category: Valerian
Valerian is a wonderful herb for relaxing the body, both the mind
and the muscles. It is the most commonly used
non-prescription sedative. Valerian is classified as a mild tranquilizer and a safe sedative for occasional home use, without many of the dependency side effects of its non-natural chemical cousins. It
relieves restlessness and anxiety and helps treat sleeping disorders and nervous
conditions.
Valerian is most commonly
administered orally, it may also be added to bath water to help relieve
nervousness and to induce sleep.A natural infusion of of valerian can be made with 1 teaspoon powdered root in 1 pint of room-temeprature water. Hot water should preferably not be used as the
valepotriates are unstable and are deactivated by heat.
More about: Valerian
What People Are Saying And Quick Facts** About Valerian:
- a well-known and frequently used medicinal herb that has a long and proven history of efficacy.
- safe for most people when used short-term, but can cause headache, excitability, uneasiness and even insomnia.
- not believed to be addictive or cause grogginess in the morning.
- most effective if you take it shortly before bedtime.
- perhaps the most widely used herb for the treatment of nervousness, stress, anxiety and insomnia.
- a sedative herb that may increase the effects of alcohol and medications for anxiety and insomnia.
- an herb that people have used for centuries for anxiety and as a sleep aid.
- the fastest-growing herbal remedy in the United States.
- beneficial if you want to reduce mild to moderate anxiety and or stress during the day.
- generally considered safe but, like most medicinal herbs, should not be used to treat infants.
- truly a safe alternative to synthetic hypnotics and barbiturates.
- available in a variety of forms, including tinctures, teas, capsules and tablets.
- from Latin "valere", meaning "to be in health".
- most effective when taken over a course of several weeks to regulate the sleep cycle.
- easily cultivated from seed or root division, it prefers moist, well drained, sandy soil in a shady position.
- not recommended in pregnant or breast-feeding women or in children.
- a good choice of herbal medicine to help you relax and sleep.
- not usually applied topically, it may occasionally be added to bath water.
- utilized as a natural tranquilizer and sleep aid, which is occasionally helpful for headache patients.
- available in capsule or tablet form, and also as a tea.
- sometimes used to flavor foods and drinks such as root beer.
- a safe sedative for occasional home use. But, the valepotriates are unstable and are deactivated by heat..
- useful in all sorts of nervous conditions, migraines and insomnia.
- a non-addictive tranquilliser that is used against sleeping disorders, restlessness and anxiety.
- the active compounds are thought to be valepotriates, epoxy-iridoid esters, found in the root.
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