[Product Name]          Valerian Extract

[Specification]               0.8% - 1.2% Valeric Acid.

[Detection method]           HPLC

[Botanical Name]             Valeriana officinalis L. & Maillefer

[About Valerian Extract]

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Valerianaceae) is a hardy perennial flowering plant, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. The flowers are in bloom in the northern hemisphere from June to September. Valerian was used as a perfume in the sixteenth century.

[Medicinal use]

1)Valerian is used for insomnia and other disorders and can be a useful alternative to benzodiazepine drugs.

2)Valerian is used against sleeping disorders, restlessness and anxiety, and as a muscle relaxant.

3)Valerian has uses in herbal medicine as a sedative. The main current use of valerian is as a remedy for insomnia, with a recent meta-analysis providing some evidence of effectiveness.