VALERIAN
\valˈi͡əɹɪən], \valˈiəɹɪən], \v_a_l_ˈiə_ɹ_ɪ__ə_n]\
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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).
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A drug with a strong, peculiar odor, obtained from the root of a plant, and used as a mild stimulant or tonic; the plant, or its root, from which this drug is obtained; any one of several other species of this plant.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Antispasmodic and stimulact plant.
By William R. Warner
By Daniel Lyons
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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