Common Valerian - Valeriana officinalis

Family: Honeysuckle Family (Caprifoliaceae)
Common names: Real Valerian, Common Valerian
Short description: up to 2 meters high
Flowers: forked, hemispherical to umbrella-shaped, dense inflorescences, flowers 3 - 8 mm long, very many pale pink, rarely more white flowers
Leaves: pinnate with 3 - 14 pairs of leaflets and terminal leaflets or feathered
Roots: The roots with their numerous fibers are brown on the outside and whitish on the inside
Habitat: wet meadows, riverside, moist forests on alkaline soils
Collection time: root from September to October
Use: The ingredients of valerian are mainly essential oil, valeric acids and valepotriate. For application one uses above all the roots and prepares an extract or a tincture. You can also make a tea from it. This tea has a relaxing effect, relieves cramps and even eliminates fears.

Common Valerian wine

Ingredients:
Roots of the plant
One organic orange
One bottle of good white wine

Preparation:
Clean and mince the roots. Then fill in a well-sealable 1-liter glass. Add some grated orange peel (or lemon) and the white wine. Now you can leave this for 2 weeks. Then you sift the wine off.
A liqueur glass before sleeping can work wonders!