Valeriana officinalis, Valerian WEILARIANA

Valeriana officinalis, Valerian WEILARIANA

Valerian

sorts and variety
'WEILARIANA‘‚
thick roots, little rhizom, high proportion of lateral roots, root yield (dry) 7-8t (in test plots);, oil: 0,5-0,7 % (sometimes 1 %), valerenacid: 0,17-0,2%
drug

roots (Valerianae radix)

most important active substances

valepotriates, volatile oil (0,2 – 1,0 %); valeric acid, sesquiterpenes, alkaloids

most important usages

nervous agitation and difficulty falling asleep

Recommendations for cultivation

Weight per thousand seed grains: 0,6 g

Seed demand for drilling: summer 4 kg / ha (slowly youth development)

Demand for plantation: march/april 4 – 6 plants/m²

Distance between the rows: 50 cm

harvest: october/november; active substances depends on the harvest treatment, the washing and the drying