Valerian sareng bobo parantos aya hubunganana salami millennia. Parantos di Yunani Kuno, dokter Hippocrates sareng Galen nyarankeun panggunaanana ngalawan insomnia. Dina Abad Pertengahan, herbalists nempo eta salaku ubar keur nengtremkeun sampurna. Salila Perang Dunya Kahiji, ieu malah ilahar pikeun manggihan eta dina kantong prajurit anu dipaké pikeun nenangkeun nervousness disababkeun ku bombardments. Sanaos sadayana, sareng héran sigana, panilitian klinis masih gagal nunjukkeun efektivitasna ngalawan kakurangan sare. Sababaraha panilitian nyatakeun yén rasa saré ningkat^1,2 ogé ngurangan kacapean³, Tapi persepsi ieu teu disahkeun ku sagala kriteria obyektif (waktu turun saré, lilana saré, jumlah awakenings salila peuting, jsb).

Sanajan kitu, Komisi E, ESCOP jeung WHO ngakuan pamakéanana pikeun ngubaran gangguan saré sarta, akibatna, kacapean nu dihasilkeun tina eta. Valerian tiasa dicandak sacara internal 30 menit sateuacan bobo: infuse 2 dugi ka 3 g akar garing salami 5 dugi ka 10 menit dina 15 cl cai anu ngagolak.

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