Description
Description: Valerian is a perennial plant, about 2 to 4 feet high. The yellow-brown, tuberous root-stock produces a hollow, angular, furrowed stem with opposite, pinnate leaves.
Botanical name: Valeriana officinalis
Common names:
Medicinal part: Root-stock
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INCI Name: Valeriana Officinalis Root
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