Valeriana
Valeriana questions and answers
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Q: Does anyone know where i can buy different catnip species?
I'm trying to buy different species of catnip like nepeta, nepeta nepetella, valeriana officinalis, teucrium marum, etc. does anyone know where i can buy any like a website or something, because i'm trying to make one awesome catnip garden. also do squirrels get effect by catnip because they keep messing up my garden! i don't care its not that big a problem but whatever.
A: Try these sites.
http://www.nothyme.com/herbs/catnip.cfm
http://www.goestores.com/catalog.aspx?StoreName=premierstarcompany&DeptID=46410
http://www.citycats.biz/
Also, some good info about growing catnip.
http://www.gardenersnet.com/herbs/catnip.htm
Q: Valeriana drops for anxiety?
They helped the first two times. Would they help after a couple of months again, or has the body gotten used to it for long?
A: valerian like any substance can become less effective with frequent use. The less used, the longer it remains effective in use. Be careful, valerian is metabolized in the liver and can do damage if used for a prolonged period. Leave it alone for a month and then use it sparingly when you start again.
Have you tried Kava Kava? It is also good for anxiety.
Q: need colored photos of a few plants?
I need colored photos of a few plants .They are:
Astragalus gossypinus Fisch. ex Hoh.
Cordia myxa L.
Digitalis nervosa Steud & Hochst.
Trachyspermum copticum L.
Valeriana sisymbriifolia Vahl.
Ferula gummosa Boiss.
Please choose photos just if you are sure about the correct genus and species.
To all of the l answerers! I need no photos of the internet!
A: Okay first you need to have them all spelled correctly. Then, check GOOGLE images. It's fabulous and right there! That's what I tried, but you have too many mispellings and abreviations.
Good luck :-)
Q: Is Valerian tincture good does it work, does it help you sleep?
http://www.thesuperfoodco.co.uk/valerian-liquid-extract-tincture-valeriana-officinalis-50ml-p-283.html
I would like to try it if it helps me to sleep.
A: I've had luck with simmering a half ounce of valerian root in a covered pot with one and a half cups of water for thirty minutes and then filtering. The simmering part is important, if you boil it, the house will fill up with a really nasty smell, and the goodies may be destroyed by the heat.
If the tincture is 1:1 strength, you'd take half an ounce of the tincture. So, you can see tinctures can be very expensive. Also, the tincture probably says a dose is a dropper full or something along those lines, and at that dose, you won't feel much. You can buy valerian root at a store or online from large herb vendors with a high turnaround rate. You'll have to experiment with the dosage as well. You may want to start as low as five grams to see how it affects you.
I've found valerian to be an okay sleeping agent.
Hope that helps.
Q: benefits of valeriana officinallis root?
A: It makes you calm and helps you sleep.
Q: how do you stop the anxiety? I am taking a medication from natural things like valeriana,melissa,passiflora?bu
but I feel bad.. I have 3 years with this. my symptons are like headaches,and stomach gas or sometimes like butterflies.. I feel so irritated and I feel bad.. because I am gay.. most of my problems started with this.. I have tried efexor and gabapentin but I didnt get good results.. now this natural thing.. I would like to know ways to stop the anxiety? what do you do? I dont want go to therapies..well I live in a small town in mexico..we dont have much things for those..physcologists we have like 2. I went with one.she said being gay is a choice or I made myself and physquiatra only gave me those medications.. but he doesnt help me anything.please help me how did you deal with this?
A: That's really difficult, especially having such limited access to mental health care. Medication alone doesn't always reduce anxiety, especially if the cause isn't physiological.
Here's my two cents: Being gay isn't a choice (a lot of people aren't going to like that I said that, but I don't believe it's a choice). I am not familiar with your hometown or the cultural climate of your area, but if you're in a place where mental health care is limited, and homosexuality is not accepted, as a homosexual you are going to experience some anxiety as a result of cognitive dissonance, which occurs when you hear things/are told/are made to feel something that is different than what you feel (i.e. being gay is a choice, whereas you feel it isn't; thus, you feel tension about being gay). It's going to take time, but you need to develop some self-soothing skills like self-talk (something positive you can repeat to yourself when anxious thoughts start), self-empowerment (researching homosexuality, understanding it, reaching out to others who may be going through what you're going through, etc.), and self-advocacy (find someone to talk to, even if a mental health professional isn't available. You need to be able to talk these feelings out with someone who is open and understanding, and who will listen to how you feel without *telling* you how to feel or what to do or what is or isn't right).
I'm sorry you're going through such a difficult time and have such a weak support system with this. I really hope you find some of what you need on the internet and within your own community. Sometimes there are more resources at hand than you think.
<3
Q: I need colored photos of a few plants?
need colored photos of
Astragalus gossypinus Fisch. ex Hoh.
Cordia myxa L.
Digitalis nervosa Steud & Hochst.
Trachyspermum copticum L.
Valeriana sisymbriifolia Vahl.
Ferula gummosa Boiss.
Please choose photos if you are sure about the correct genus and species
To all of the l answerers! I need no photos of the internet!
A: http://ginger.ucdavis.edu/astragalus/images/Astragalus_images/Agossypinus.JPG
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0428c.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dipbot.unict.it/orto/0428-1.html&h=485&w=345&sz=33&hl=en&start=7&tbnid=4t_XgZe6vp4feM:&tbnh=129&tbnw=92&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcordia%2Bmyxa%2BL%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D
http://digitalis.mobot.org/mrsid/QK318J251797V3/fullsize/QK318J251797V3_0105.jpg
http://www.uni-graz.at/~katzer/pictures/caru_02.jpg
http://www.awl.ch/heilpflanzen/valeriana_officinalis/valeriana_officinalis_zeichnung_2.gif
http://www2.seisen-u.ac.jp/~hirobe/hirobe/herb/14ferula%20communis-w200.jpg
Got them off Google image search.
Q: Is Ok. to stop use of AMIORADONE after 2 months?
My father was indicated this drug, he has been having 200 mg per day for exactly 2 months (400 mg for the first 5 days). I have read about the dengerous side effects so I took him to another cardiologist, since I wish he discontinue amiodaronee. The dr. made a test (electrocardiogram) and he said my father is Ok. and that the arrythmia is gone.
Is it Ok. to stop or is there any other medication (or natural, like Valeriana) that he can have to avoid palpitations coming back?
Thanks for your help.
Ok. here are more details:
My father never had complications before or heart attacks (he is 76, very active, never smoking or drinking habits). He just felt palpitations for a while, this cardiologist he first saw said it was an arrhythmia, and put him on amiodarona. I talked to ths cardiologist yesterday because my father told me he did not make any test (not even electrocardiogram), just with the stetoscope, he determined it was that. I found it rare and started reading. My father has been feeling Ok. and we visited another cardiologist today. The Electrocardiogram came out good and he said is Ok. to stop amiodarone. I just read so much about it that I am scared if it's ok. to stop it, but I am so worried about the effects. Is it 2 months on the indicated doses too nothing to worry? I hate this first cardiologist put him on that just like that. Is there any other medication recommended to avoid the palpitations he says he felt? I thought of natural/alternative options
A: Getting off amioradone is very hard. It has a half life of forever in the body and can take up to 6 months to leave the system. Also, you have to look at the reason the arhythmia is gone is probably because your father is taking the drug. I would not just quit taking the drug, if he wishes to discontinue it he should do so under the guidance of a doctor, preferably a cardiologist. To just quit taking it and not tell your doctor can be dire.
Normally those people who get on amiodarone stay on it the rest of their lives.
Q: this is for all you wiccans out there?
Can you tell me some saimple spells about school and please don't send me spells featuring things like dragon scails or rosemarin or valeriana. I'll rrealy apreciate it!
A: No
Q: Which one of these girls names?
Flows better with father’s first name Errikos?
The names:
Phaedra Aemilia (not amelia)
Ariadne Claudia
Calypso Faustina
Nephele Laelia
Valentina Pandora
Valeria Andromache
Kallisto Valeriana (not kallista)
There is nothing more original and safe than a ancient Greek and roman name some hundreds years old
A: Kallisto Laelia would work for me. The spelling jumps at me.
Q: are any of these ingreidients bad or unsafe?
here are the ingreidients
Vitamin E 20 IU
soya protein concentrate 250 mg
Extracts:
Mucuna pruriens 75 mg
Asteracantha longifolia 75 mg
Pueraria tuberosa 75 mg
Withania somnifera 50 mg
Tribulus terrestris 50 mg
Albizzia lebbeck 50 mg
Powders:
Argyrerin speciosa seed 100 mg
Valeriana wallichii 25 mg
A: I assume you have copied all that from the back of a bottle or box sold in your country. If you have a proper FDA type of administration and you follow the instructions on the box, I don't see anything to worry about. Having said that, I would NEVER take anything unless prescribed by a doctor and there is no other alternative. A healthy diet and lifestyle is all that is needed.
Q: Strong relaxing herb?
and i dont meen ''passiflora'' or ''valeriana'' these stuff are very mild! i already know about ''cratom'' but it have opium alkaloids and i dont want something that can turn addicting
cannabis aint relaxing for me!! cannabis turn me to a demon
A: aromotherapy applied EXTERNALLY in a carrier oil, apply to the chest area:
clary sage, lavender, peppermint,
Q: have you ever?
can anyone...through personal experience tell me about the benefits of valeriana root, kava kava and gaba?
A: Here is what Homeopathy uses VALERIANA , KAVA KAVA (PIPER METHYSTICUM) :-
VALERIANA OFFICINALIS
Valerian
(VALERIANA)
Hysteria, over-sensitiveness, nervous affections, when apparently well-chosen remedies fail. Hysterical spasms and affections generally. Hysterical flatulency.
Mind.--Changeable disposition. Feels light, as if floating in air. Over-sensitiveness (Staph). Hallucinations at night. Irritable. Tremulous.
Head.--Sensation of great coldness. Pressure in forehead. Feeling of intoxication.
Ears.--Earache from exposure to draughts and cold. Nervous noises. Hyperæsthesia.
Throat.--Sensation as if a thread were hanging down throat. Nausea felt in throat. Pharynx feels constricted.
Stomach.--Hunger, with nausea. Eructations foul. Heartburn with gulping of rancid fluid. Nausea, with faintness. Child vomits curdled milk in large lumps after nursing.
Abdomen.--Bloated. Hysterical cramps. Thin, watery diarrhœa, with lumps of coagulated milk, with violent screaming in children. Greenish, papescent, bloody stool. Spasms in bowels after food and at night in bed.
Respiratory.--Choking on falling asleep. Spasmodic asthma; convulsive movements of the diaphragm.
Female.--Menses late and scanty (Puls).
Extremities.--Rheumatic pains in limbs. Constant jerking. Heaviness. Sciatica; pain worse standing and resting on floor (Bell); better walking. Pain in heels when sitting.
Sleep.--Sleepless, with nightly itching and muscular spasms. Worse on waking.
Fever.--Long lasting heat, often with sweat on face. Heat predominates. Sensation of icy coldness (Heloderma; Camp; Abies c).
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PIPER METHYSTICUM
Kava-kava
The intoxication produced by Kava is of a silent and drowsy character with incoherent dreams, loss of muscular power.
Urinary and skin symptoms have been verified. Marked modality. Arthritis deformans. Colic with flatulence.
Mind.--Very sensitive. Exaltation of mind. Amelioration of pains for a time by diverting attention. Restless desire to change position.
Urine.--Increased. Burning during micturition, gonorrhœa, and gleet. Cystitis. Chordee.
Skin.--Scaly. Fall of scales leaves white spots, which often ulcerate. Leprosy. Ichthyosis.
Extremities.--Pain in right arm. Hands feel paralyzed. Pain in thumb-joint.
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The above information has been taken from the Materia Medica of Homeopathic Medicine By Dr.William Boericke MD please click the links below to read the same in the Materia Medica
http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/v/valer.htm
http://homeoint.org/books/boericmm/p/pip-m.htm
I hope the information is of help to you.
Take Care and God Bless you !
Q: How to anxiety? how do you do that? please help me..?
How to anxiety? how do you do that? please help me..?
Hi.. well I am gay and my problem is anxiety.. I got feel cold and I feel like butterflies in my stomach. lately I can't go to the bathroom.. and I feel so streesed.. I am taking valeriana. in the past I tried with efexor,gabapentin but I didnt get results.. the last one only causes me headaches and efexor nothing..I dont know.. all this thing started to be worse when I realized I was a gay.. then until 2 years.. I think the symptons are worse..well many people dont understand the doctor that I am visiting it's a phyquiatry but he said I must visit a phycologist. this one said me being gay is a choice or I get contaminated for gays.. my phsyquiatric says someone was born gay.. but he said he cannot do so much..because I need a phsycologist..actually doctors here are expensive..the physcoligist that he is talking about it's the only one popular here in my small town.. I dont know what methods can I use by myself for feeling..
as well my mom doesnt accept me at all. I cannot speak with her.. I would like to do things by myself for stopping the anxiety.. and to know the causes of this illness
I mean How to stop the anxiety..
I mean How to stop the anxiety..
A: I occasionally suffer from anxiety or panic attacks so i am not much help as it sounds like what i get and what you get is quit different. Basically, when i suffer for panic attacks i am either 1. pissed off , 2. Sick, or 3. Tired and what happens is i start to hyperventalate, cry and cant breath. occasionally my muscles in my hands contract but thats only in extremem situations.
To deal with Panic attacks i was taugh what is known as 7-11. where you breath in to the count of 7 seconds, and breath out to the count of 11. The effect was it calmed my breathing down and 'settled' my effect, although to be honestly alot of the time i feel just as good have the panic attack and getting it over and done with so its gone rather then hanging in the back ground of my mind.
Although this may not be relevat to your courses or situations, if you ever experience a panic attack it may be helpful.
all the best
from miss
p.s. i also found another method for getting out my anxiety or feelings is to write it down so i get them all out and begin to get over them... though this is my own personal method that may not work for everyone
Q: How to stop anxiety? I am taking efexor 150mg but I dont feel better I need something else.something natural?
I have tried clonazempa for a month and gabapentin.. and another medications like paxil and I dont remember another.. I never felt with them... as well I have taken saint john herbs.. and valeriana... I dont know what to do.. all these medications were given by the pshyquiatric.. now I am going with the pshycology.. but I dont like.. I hate telling my problems to someone.. btw I am gay and all these started with my sexuality... now it's all about that.. my life. in my country mx.. it's hard to be gay...
A: I would go on a higher dose of Klonopin or Xanex. The gabapentin is really a seizure disorder med that sometime works to regulate mood. Are you bipolar? I'm bipolar and Paxil nearly killed me, I had such an adverse reaction. Turns out you can't give antidepressants to a bipolar, it makes them worse. But a good dose of xanax or Klonopin should take the edge right off your anxiety. No amount of counseling (although helpful for other things) is going to take away that feeling of either going to have a heart attack cry, or puke, passout etc. Oh yeah, FEAR! Get a different Dr. if you have to, maybe he or she is homophobic.
Take care, Pam