A plant genus of the family VALERIANACEAE, order Dipsacales, subclass Asteridae, class Magnoliopsida. It is best known for the sedative use and valepotriate content of the roots. It is sometimes called Garden Heliotrope but is unrelated to true Heliotrope (HELIOTROPIUM).
Valerian has been studied across 20 research domains including 😴 Sleep, 🧘 Stress & Anxiety, 🔬 Inflammation, 🫁 Liver & Detox, 🔬 Oncology. The primary research focus is 😴 Sleep with 32% of studies addressing this area.
This evidence profile for Valerian is generated deterministically from 298 PubMed-indexed studies. All data is corpus-verified with Merkle proofs. BiohacksAI does not provide medical advice. Always consult a healthcare professional before starting any supplement regimen.
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