Valerian
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Valerian (Valeriana) - Hardy perennial and mountain plants, of which the only one worth cultivating in a general way is the golden-leaved variety of V.
Valerian
Centranthus ruber 'Albus'
Genus: Centranthus
Species: ruber
Cultivar: 'Albus' ...
Valerian
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common name for some members of the Valerianaceae, a family chiefly of herbs and shrubs of temperate and colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere; a few species, however, are native to the Andes.
Valerianaceae
Plants of the Valerian Family
North American members of this family have small flowers in clusters. The flowers can be bisexual or unisexual, regular or slightly irregular. The sepals are inconspicuous.
Valerian, Garden Heliotrope
Scientific Name: Valeriana officinalis Linn.
Synonym:
Family: Valerianaceae ...
Valeriana officinalis
( Aurea All Heal )
'Aurea' is an upright, clump-forming growth habit, with rhizomes producing fleshy, branching stems. Bright green aromatic leaves are pinnate to 8 inches long, and lance-shaped, with toothed leaflets.
Valerian roots make a strong smelling (and I mean strong!) medicinal tea that should be used with caution* as well as with nose plugs.
Valeriana may used as an expectorant to help relieve tickling, nervous coughs. It also has a strengthening action on the heart, and experiments indicate that it can lower blood pressure. Tincture of valerian is reputed to clear dandruff.
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Valeriana officinalis
Herbs
Sow onto moist soil in fair to good light, 60-70F/15-21C, or divide the clumps in spring or fall. Zone 4-9 ...
Red Valerian
Characteristics
A very prominent flower in the summer months often found clinging to walls. Originally from the Mediteranian it is now naturalised in the UK ...
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This lovely, fragrant, early flowering plant produces rich deep pink heads of flowers that are closely clustered and very eye-catching.
Valerian is used for restlessness, hysteria, emotional stress, pain, insomnia, anxiety, nervous palpitations, nervous irritation, cardiovascular arrhythmias, attention deficit and hyperactivity syndromes, gastrointestinal cramping, menstrual cramps, ...
Valerian is cultivated for the sake of the drug in England (in Derbyshire), but to a much greater extent in Prussia, Saxony (in the neighbourhood of Colleda, north of Weimar), in Holland and in the United States (Vermont, New Hampshire and New York).
#732 Valerianella locusta
Common Names: corn salad, fetticus, mache, lamb's lettuce, feldsalat, nut lettuce
Family: Valerianaceae (valerian Family)
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Family: Valerianaceae, Valerian
Genus: Valeriana
Description
General: fibrous-rooted perennial from a stout, branched
rhizome or stem base, mostly 30-120 cm tall, hairless or
occasionally short-hairy.
sen-TRAN-thus Common Name: Valerian
This genus comprised of a dozen or so species of annuals and perennials features red or white, funnel-shaped, starry flowers on upright, branched stems. Only C. ruber is commonly grown in gardens.
Valerian
Valeriana officinalis
MEDICINAL: Valerian is a relaxer, and is very effective for insomnia. It is often used as a tranquilizer, but it leaves no sluggish effects on the user.
Valerian
White Violet
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AFRICAN-VALERIAN (Fedia cornucopiae) - An annual herbaceous plant native to the Mediterranean basin. Related to the common Corn-salad (Fetticus) of the kitchen garden, it, also, is sometimes eaten as a salad.
Red Valerian is native of the Mediterranean region, ie., Portugal, Italy, northern Africa, into Asia minor.
Familie Valerianaceae
Ca. 360 Arten, zumeist Kräuter der gemäßigten Nordhalbkugel. Der als Schlafmittel genutzte Baldrian (Valeriana officinalis ) ist ein bekannter Vertreter.
Nardostachys jatamansi (Narde)
Ordnung Ericales = Bicornes ...
Common name: Red Valerian, Jupiter's Beard
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Hierba de los canónigos - Valerianella olitoria
Hierba de los cantores - Sisymbrium officinale
Hierba de los carpinteros - Achillea millefolium
Hierba de los cirujanos - Sisymbrium sophia
Hierba de los ermitaños - Veronica tenuifolia ...
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian , Family: Valerianaceae)
Cephalocereus senilis (Old Man Cactus , Family: Cactaceae)
Ceratonia siliqua (Carob, Algarroba, St. John's Bread, Locust Bean., Family: Caesalpinioideae / Caesalpiniaceae)
Ceratostigma sp.
garden heliotrope Valeriana officinalis
garden lettuce Lactuca sativa
garden loosestrife Lysimachia vulgaris
garden plum; European plum Prunus domestica
garden red currant; Northern red currant Ribes rubrum
garden spurge; kokokahiki Chamaesyce hirta ...
In Compositae, Dipsacaceae and Valerianaceae the calyx is attached to the pistil, and its limb is developed in the form of hairs called pappus (fig. 51). This pappus is either simple (pilose) or feathery (plumose).
Those who are familiar with the wild valerian that grows in walls along country roads may be surprised to discover Valeriana phu ‘Aurea,' a distant cousin whose brightly coloured leaves add a zestful touch to a border in early spring.
Medical Uses: Called American Valerian after Indian Valerian (Valeriana Wallichii) which comes from India shares similar medical properties. Once commonly used to treat various nervous disorders it is a mild stimulant and is antispasmodic.
It is an excellent substitute for valerian, Valeriana officinalis, and is taken internally in the treatment of epilepsy, hysteria and convulsive affections, nervous indigestion, insomnia, depression and tension headaches[51, 238, 240].
The plant is attractive to cats, which are more attracted than to catnip or valerian and can severely damage the vine.
Description:
Jupiter's Beard (also known as Red Valerian) performs best in full sun in alkaline soils, where it forms a perennial (two feet tall by three feet wide) that may self-sow and naturalize.
Don't confuse common heliotrope (H. arborescens) with so-called garden heliotrope (Valeriana officinalis), a perennial herb with tiny fragrant flowers in clusters above low-growing leaves and bad-smelling roots. The latter can become invasive.
CENTRANTHUS Commonly called Red Valerian. Flowers in July with blooms on stems 450 mm (1 \ ft) tall, either red or white. Loves a chalky soil.
Many have whitish or light-colored flowers. Valerian has crimson blossoms while borage and chicory are blue-flowered. Such herbs as variegated thyme, mint, lavender, and chives produce variegated foliage.
It has been used in the past as a sedative, thus another name for it is "American Valerian". It was over-harvested and is uncommon now, and therefore should not be picked or harvested. It smells great, and blooms in the late spring.
For controlling hysteria, insomnia or restlessness, it can be mixed with tincture of valerian or St. John's wort. Against warts, callosities, skin irritations, keratitis or skin cancer, a poultice will be applied on the affected area.
In drier areas, Engelmann spruce grows with lodgepole pine. The forest floor is often carpeted with grouseberry and mountain arnica. On wetter sites, huckleberries, white-flowered rhododendron, and Sitka valerian commonly occur.
practically as annuals; that is, seeds may be sown every year, and after the first year, therefore, a seasonal succession of bloom may be had. Of such are adlumia, Canterbury bell, lunaria, ipomopsis, oenothera Lamarckiana; and foxglove, valerian, ...
Brief and accessible survey of the use of Chaste Tree (Vitex agnus-castus) in treating gynecological disorders. Other booklets by the same author look at Echinacea, Ginkgo, Milk Thistle, Ginseng, and Valerian.
beard (Aruncus aethusifolius), a saucer magnolia, and violets. A month later, main-season rhododendrons share the stage with callas, forget-me-nots, and Siberian irises. By June, it's all daylilies, hydrangeas, Japanese irises, and white valerian.
Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber 'Albus')
Red Willow Weed (Epilobium latifolium)
Red-barked Dogwood (Cornus alba)
Red-barked Dogwood (Cornus alba 'Sibirica')
Red-Cap Gum (Eucalyptus erythrocorys)
Red-White-and-Blue Flower (Cuphea ignea) ...
 See also: May, Green, Medic, Pink, Grass
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