Valeriana officinalis – Reliever of Stress!

Valerian – A great stress reliever!
Used traditionally as a sedative, muscle relaxant and for anxiety, Valerian is a powerful carminative and nervine tonic. With its use dating back to Greek and Roman times, it is regarded as gentle and safe, and is a fantastic herb to use with clients who are experiencing stress and have difficulties sleeping. Key actions of its active ingredients are nervine tonic, sedative, hypotensive, carminative and antispasmodic and is indicated for anxiety, intestinal colic, cramps, muscular spasm, muscular tension, dysmenorrhoea, hypertension, insomnia and migraine.