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- From: walker@skat.usc.edu (Michael D Walker)
- Newsgroups: alt.psychoactives
- Subject: Re: Valerian root...a legit. sedative?
- Date: 23 Jan 1993 10:07:00 -0800
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- Keywords: valerian root sedative
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- szikopou@superior.carleton.ca (Steven Zikopoulos) writes:
- >At some pharmacies and many health food stores one can buy Valerian
- >root extract. [...]
- >
- >The lit. serach tells me that some controlled research is being done
- >on this "herbal" remedy. Is anyone familiar with it? What info. can
- >you provide?
-
- The valerian root herb is really a sedative. So is hops. You can buy
- a blend of the two.
-
- Works for me. Funny smell, but no taste problem in capsule form.
-
- Some other notable herbs to relax (for thinking or sleep): skullcap and
- passion flower.
-
- You might find the book The Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine
- (Daniel Mowrey, Keats Publishing) useful.
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