Valerian

Japanese: valerian
Valerian

...A perennial plant of the Valeriaceae family that grows in slightly moist grasslands in mountainous areas (illustration). It has a unique fragrance and is cultivated for ornamental and medicinal purposes. The root contains 8% essential oil and is called valerian root. In Japan, it is used as a substitute for the European Valeriana root. The essential oil contains various sesquiterpenes and monoterpenes and has a unique odor. It is used as a sedative for mental instability and hysteria. However, for medicinal purposes, Valeriana officinalis L., the European plant from which the Valeriana root is taken, is superior. ...

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Japanese:

…山地のやや湿った草地に生えるオミナエシ科の多年草(イラスト)。特有の香りがあり,観賞用や薬用として栽培される。根には8%の精油が含まれ,吉草根(きつそうこん)と呼び,日本ではヨーロッパのワレリアナ根の代用品とする。精油は種々のセスキテルペンおよびモノテルペンを含み,特有の臭気があり,精神不安定やヒステリーの鎮静薬として用いられる。しかし,このワレリアナ根をとるヨーロッパ産のセイヨウカノコソウV.officinalis L.よりカノコソウの方が薬用としては優良である。…

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