- 500mg
- Valerian (4.5:1 root extract, 0.8% valerenic acid) (Valeriana officinalis)
soybean oil, bees wax, soy lecithin, gelatin, glycerin, water.
No artificial flavours, colours or sweeteners. No preservatives, dairy, gluten, wheat or yeast. Consult healthcare practitioner prior to use if you are pregnant/breast feeding, if sleeplessness persists continuously for more than 3 weeks or if symptoms persist or worsen. Consumption with alcohol, other drugs or natural health products with sedative properties is not recommended. Exercise caution if operating heavy machinery or driving a motor vehicle within 2 hours of consumption.
Capsules
60 Caps
Take 2 capsules daily a half-hour to 1 hour before bedtime or as directed by a healthcare practitioner.
- Helps to promote sleep
- Ideal for anyone who has difficulty falling asleep due to stress, nervousness, anxiety or overwork
- Optimal 500 mg potency
- Used as a sleep aid
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VALERIAN
Valerian is used to calm nerves, PMS, muscle spasms and allows you to sleep better...
Valerian has been used traditionally for many years as a sedative and alleviator of anxiety. It has many benefits over the use of pharmaceutical sedatives and sleep aids. Valerian does not alter the brain waves that occur as a part of normal sleep patterns. Therefore the sleep that you get after taking valerian is just as restful as normal sleep.
Additionally valerian does not give you a “hangover” the morning after you use it. Valerian’s chemical components, the valepotriates, valerianic acids and pungent oils, relax the central nervous system by binding to the same receptors that are used by sedative medications. They also relax the gastrointestinal tract and skeletal muscles. Valerian can be used for restless leg syndrome and muscle spasms. It can also be used for stress and tension associated with PMS.
Dried valerian root can be made into a tea. Valerian can also be purchased in capsules or as a tincture. Water-soluble extracts of valerian contain more active ingredients than dried or alcohol-based formulas. Valerian may be found in formulas for relaxing the mind and body.
Due to valerian’s sedating action it may increase the effect of some anti-anxiety, anti-depression, anti-histamine, sleep inducing medications. Do not use valerian when performing activities that require alertness. Children can be harmed by some components of valerian including the valepotriates and baldrinal. Never give valerian to children under the age of three.
Valerian– QUICK FACTS
PARTS USED
· Root.
APPLICATIONS
· Nervousness, insomnia, PMS, menopausal tension, muscle spasms.
OPTIMUM DOSAGE
· 200-800mg daily or 200-400mg at bedtime (standardized to 0.8-1.0% valerianic acids). (Clinical doses may be higher as recommended by your practitioner).
WORKS WELL WITH
· Vitamin B complex, chamomile, skullcap, hops.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION
· Do not use valerian if you are performing activities that require alertness.
· Valerian may increase the effect of sedating, depression, allergy or anxiety medications.
· Do not give valerian to children under the age of three. Use caution when administering valerian to any child.
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