History of Valerian

	Revision 3 . . May 26, 2001 3:04 am by Janet Davis [Great new entry! I added some Wikification.]
	Revision 2 . . (edit) May 26, 2001 1:38 am by Josh Grosse
	Revision 1 . . May 25, 2001 9:03 pm by Malcolm Farmer [Some random facts]

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A hardy perennial flowering plant, slightly resembling cow parsley, with heads of sweetly scented pink/white flowers. Valerian has uses in herbal medicine as a sedative.

A hardy perennial flowering plant, slightly resembling [cow parsley]?, with heads of sweetly scented pink or white flowers. Valerian has uses in herbal medicine as a sedative.

Changed: 5c5

Classification: Valerian is placed in the family Caprifoliaceae?, order Dipsacales, although sometimes given its own family.

Classification: Valerian is placed in the family Caprifoliaceae?, order Dipsacales, although sometimes given its own family.