Valerian - Plant Information |
plant description
General - perennial, almost hairless plant with a clump of erect leafy stems
Leaves - opposite with lance-shaped toothed leaflets
Flowers - pale pink, tubular, grow in three-forked terminal heads
parts used
roots, rhizomes (surface roots)
harvest
roots and rhizomes are lifted in 2nd year after leaves have dried off and used fresh, dried, or distilled
Valerian - Herb Uses |