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Latin pharmacognostic name: Valerianae Officinalis Radix et Rhizoma

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Valeriana officinalis L. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin (other sources): Valeriana officinalis L.*; Valeriana coreana Briq.; Valeriana stubendorfi Kreyer ex Kom.; Valeriana amurensis P. Smirn. ex Kom.; Valeriana hardwickii Wall.

Use: Medicinal

Category: Spirit-quieting agents / Heart-nourishing spirit-quieting agents

Properties: Acrid, sweet; warm.

Channel entry: Heart and liver channels.

Indications:

• Nourishes the heart and quiets the spirit: Insomnia, reduced sleep, and heart palpitation.
• Rectifies qì, quickens the blood, and relieves pain: Blood stasis patterns of menstrual pain or amenorrhea, pain in the lumbus and legs, injury from knocks and falls, and pain in the stomach duct and abdomen.

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