Young Living - Valerian

5 ml
(Valeriana officinalis)

Because of its calming, balancing and protective effect, valerian root has been used for thousands of years. During the last decades, clinical tests have shown that valerian has calming properties. Sesquiterpenes, valerian acid and valerone are the components that actively act on the central nervous system.

Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) root has been used for thousands of years for its calming, grounding, and emotionally balancing influences. During the last three decades, it has been clinically investigated for its relaxing properties. Researchers have pinpointed the sesquiterpenes, valerenic acid, and valerone as the active constituents that exert a calming and restorative effect on the central nervous system.* German health authorities have pronounced valerian to be an effective aid for the body's needs. Valerian has an approximate ORAC of 61,935 (TE/L). TE/L is expressed as micromole Trolox equivalent per litre.