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Valerian (Valeriana officinalis, Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant native to Eurasia. It produces a catnip-like response in cats.. Crude extract of valerian root may have sedative and anxiolytic effects, and is commonly sold in dietary supplement capsules to promote sleep, but clinical evidence that it is effective for this purpose is weak or inconclusive.
Valerian; Gender: Male: Origin; Word/name: Latin nomen Valerius: Region of origin: Italy: Valerian is a given name and surname. Ancient world. Valerian (emperor) (200 ...
Valeriana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae, [1] members of which may be commonly known as valerians.It contains many species, including the garden valerian, Valeriana officinalis.
Valerian (herb), Valeriana officinalis, a medicinal plant, and the namesake for other valerians. other plants in the genus Valeriana; Centranthus, a genus containing ...
Garden valerian (redspur vlerian, genus Centranthus), a common perennial garden plant. The Valerianaceae Batsch, [1] the valerian family, was a family of flowering plants that is now considered part of the Caprifoliaceae. Plants are generally herbaceous, and their foliage often has a strong, disagreeable odor.
Valerian infiltrates the tribe's territory with the help of the shape-shifting Bubble. Laureline and Valerian escape, but Bubble is fatally wounded. Valerian and Laureline venture into the irradiated area, discovering it is not dangerous and contains an antique spacecraft. They find the humanoids, the Pearls, with an unconscious Filitt.
Valerian (/ v ə ˈ l ɪər i ən / və-LEER-ee-ən; Latin: Publius Licinius Valerianus; c. 199 – 260 or 264) was Roman emperor from 253 to spring 260 AD. Valerian is known as the first Roman emperor to have been taken captive in battle, captured by the Persian emperor Shapur I after the Battle of Edessa, causing shock and instability throughout the Roman Empire.
The common name 'cornsalad' refers to the fact that it often grows as a weed in cornfields [11] ('corn' is used in the sense of 'cereal', not the US meaning of maize). In German-speaking Switzerland it is known as Nüsslisalat or Nüssler, terms that have been borrowed by the area's many English speakers.