- Family : VALERIANACEAE
(Valeriana Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : JATAMANSI FAMILY (जट मानसी फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Caprifoliaceae
- Synonym(s) : Valeriana acuminata Royle; Valeriana arnottiana Wight; Valeriana elata D.Don; Valeriana hardwickeana Schult.; Valeriana helictes Graebn.; Valeriana hoffmeisteri Klotzsch; Valeriana javanica Blume; Valeriana rhodoleuca H.B.Chen & C.Y.Cheng; Valeriana rosthornii Graebn.; Valeriana tenera Wall. ex DC.; Valeriana udicola Briq.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Valeriana hardwickei Wall.
- Common name : Indian Valerian
- Vernacular name :
- Tagger, Asarun, Shami, Chhar (Hindi)
- Taggerganthoda (Marathi)
- Balchur, Tagger (Bengali)
- Nakkali jatamasi (Nepali)
- Habit : Herb
- Habitat : Dry grassy slopes or in damp conditions in open, among shrubs/Rhododendron or in fir/juniper forest, 900 - 4267 m. altitude; Shola, Grasslands
- Comments / notes : It is a well-known and frequently used medicinal herb that has a long and proven history of efficacy. It is noted especially for its effect as a tranquilliser and nervine, particularly for those people suffering from nervous overstrain. Valerian has been shown to encourage sleep, improve sleep quality and reduce blood pressure.
- Flower, Fruit : April-November
- Distribution :
- Kerala : Kannur district, Wayanad district, Palakkad district, Idukki district
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- Sikkim : East Sikkim (Gangtok) district,West Sikkim (Geyzing) district
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
- Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
- Meghalaya : Meghalaya
- Assam : Assam
- Nagaland : Nagaland
- Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
- Mizoram : Mizoram
- Manipur : Manipur
- Tripura : Tripura
- Native : Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
- Exotic/Native : Native
- World Distribution : Bhutan, China, India, Jawa, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
- Literature :
- Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 147
- GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 1367
- Grierson A.J.C & Long D.G (1983). Flora of Bhutan Vol.3 (3):1367
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Valeriana hardwickii. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.
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