Valeriana jatamansi : An imminent medicinal and aromatic crop (original) (raw)
Valeriana jafall/ansi Jones (Valeriana wallichii DC), family Valerianacae is a perennial plant with wide green leaves. Local names of the plant are Tagar (Hindi), Tagara (Sanskrit) and Indian Valerian (Engli sh). The plan t is nati ve to temperate zones of Himalayas and is found abundantly from Kashmir to Bhutan at an altitude of 13003000m, in the Khasia Hills (India) and in Afghanistan and Pakistan . Essential oil for commercial use is extracted from the roots and rhizomes of thi s plant which is used as mild sedative. The derived medicine is used for nervous debility and failing reflexes. It is also used in the treatment of hysteria, hypochondriasis, mental illness and depression etc. Valepotriate and essential oil deri ved from this plant are in high demand in India and European countries. It is multiplied mostly by rhi zomes and is transplanted in field during March to April and October with a spacing of 30 x 30 cm. It bears fl owers in February and seeds are formed in March to ...
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