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Valeriana Officinalis

Q / 30CValeriana
Valerian · "The Hysterical Sedative Valerian"
valer.PlantCommonPsoric
🎯 A nervous system remedy primarily indicated for hysterical states, over-sensitiveness, and spasmodic .
📖 Boericke writes:
(VALERIANA)
, over-sensitiveness, nervous , when apparently well-chosen remedies fail. Hysterical spasms and generally. Hysterical flatulency.
👤 Constitution
Typically indicated for feeble, hysterical, and highly nervous individuals who are easily over-stimulated and prone to rapid mood changes.
Key Symptoms — Give When You See
Hysterical flatulency.
introduction
Irritable.
mind
Earache from exposure to draughts and cold.
ears
Sensation as if a thread were hanging down throat.
throat
Child vomits curdled milk in large lumps after nursing.
stomach
Thin, watery , with lumps of coagulated milk, with violent screaming in children.
abdomen
Constant jerking.
extremities
; pain worse standing and resting on floor (Bell); better walking.
extremities
Heat predominates.
fever
🩺 Systems & Indications
🧠Mind
Useful for nervous, irritable, and highly sensitive states characterized by mood swings and a feeling of lightness.
Changeable disposition.
Feels light, as if floating in air.
Over-sensitiveness (Staph).
Hallucinations at night.
Irritable.
Tremulous.
🔑 Modalities
Worse from
Better from
💊 Dosage & Potency

Historical record, not a prescription. Boericke published this in 1927. It is not medical advice — consult a qualified practitioner before acting on it.

Summarised from the passage below — Boericke’s own wording is the record.

Tincture
Mother Tincture
Primary Dosage
🌿 Remedy Relationships
🔄 Compare With
Asa FoetidaAmmonium ValerianicumIgnatia AmaraCrocus SativusCastoreum

Boericke's Materia Medica

In Boericke’s Repertory

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Valeriana Officinalis is listed in 100 rubrics across 15 chapters — italicised by Boericke in 22 of them, marking the remedy as more frequently verified there.

Nervous System17Abdomen12Mind12Female Sexual System11Stomach10Modalities8Fever7Locomotor System6Head4Circulatory System3Throat3Generalities2Respiratory System2Ears2Skin1

See all 100 rubrics for Valeriana Officinalis