As it was, I had a question for him, an inquiry about a flower called "valerian".    From Wordnik.com.  [feuilleton - French Word-A-Day] Reference

• Try a natural sleep remedy, such as valerian, chamomile or melatonin.    From Wordnik.com.  [www.appeal-democrat.com - News :] Reference

Hormone replacement therapy and natural sleep remedies such as valerian can also help, says Northrup.    From Wordnik.com.  [AARP.org :] Reference

A formula containing nervine herbs such as valerian, passionflower, and hops helps provide a good night’s sleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gentle Healing for Baby and Child] Reference

It's much better medicine than valerian or bromide.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Diary Of A Young Girl]

(Mullingar student) or of a healing herb (valerian).    From Wordnik.com.  [Ulysses] Reference

Take some valerian to quiet your nerves, and go to bed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859] Reference

I took down three jars: catmint, valerian, and wild ginger.    From Wordnik.com.  [Drums of Autumn]

My doctor told me to chew valerian root and get more exercise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Fight Club]

One 300mg valerian tablet is sufficient for a medium sized dog.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference

My usual tea of choice for sleep is anything with valerian root.    From Wordnik.com.  [get some zzz’s (Republic of Tea) | Tea Derivations] Reference

Every night I take valerian and ZMA but they help only a little.    From Wordnik.com.  [Karl Popper, metabolic advantage and the C57BL/6 mouse | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.] Reference

And he says, he saw "a product that combines valerian and melatonin.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 20, 2004] Reference

Sambucifolia (elder-leaved valerian), Solidago Virgaunea (golden rod).    From Wordnik.com.  [Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter] Reference

The bottle fell to the floor, spotting the carpet with valerian drops.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Unbearable Lightness of Being]

Well, my German mother always prescribes valerian to help me to sleep.    From Wordnik.com.  [Some late-night calm.] Reference

Also I have some valerian and feverfew that Pelagia gathered in the spring.    From Wordnik.com.  [Captain Corelli's Mandolin]

I try the sedative option, which tastes deliciously sweet and contains valerian.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Serpentine gallery Sleepover celebrates the art of insomnia] Reference

The grape-flavored drink is fortified with melatonin, valerian root, and rose hips.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

Years ago when I had insomnia I would take valerian root and lots and lots of calcium.    From Wordnik.com.  [What to do when you can’t sleep « Dyepot, Teapot] Reference

Some valerian is coming up in a place quite distant from where it was originally planted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sky ocean, invasive plants] Reference

Some cats are immune to the effects of catnip, but these cats will react to valerian root.    From Wordnik.com.  [Totally Bogarting the Sock « Whatever] Reference

Holding her breath against the nose-pinching odor of the valerian, Kallie chugged the potion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Black Dust Mambo] Reference

The valerian, often wrongly called "mountain heliotrope," is very common on the grassy slopes.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mountain that was 'God' Being a Little Book About the Great Peak Which the Indians Named 'Tacoma' but Which is Officially Called 'Rainier'] Reference

Supplements such as botanical valerian have been found to improve sleep after two weeks of use.    From Wordnik.com.  [Staness Jonekos: How to Sleep Through Menopause] Reference

Take of tinc. of aloes 1/2 oz., tinc. of chloride of iron 1/2 drm., tinc. of valerian 1/2 oz.; mix.    From Wordnik.com.  [Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets] Reference

Chamomile, anise, valerian and fennel-blend teas are known to help relax and make sleep come easier.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mireille Guiliano: 10 Ways to Sleep Like a French Woman] Reference

Worm seed, two ounces; valerian, rhubarb, pink root, white agaric, senna, of each one ounce and a half.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home] Reference

We get epistles-in-pistils like "Consolation for a Hangover," in which red valerian signified "drunk and blowsy.".    From Wordnik.com.  [All I Want For Christmas...] Reference

We give her iron and valerian, and get her on horseback, if we can, and so expect to make her will come all right again.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 37, November, 1860] Reference

I've got my antibiotics, my antihistamines, my blood pressure medication, and some sleepytime tea with valerian root added.    From Wordnik.com.  [jaxraven Diary Entry] Reference

He prescribed some preparation of valerian and red pepper, I think, which I used for a week with little appreciable benefit.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Opium Habit] Reference

Masses of red valerian, and some of the graceful bright rose-bay willow-herb, give colour to the banks and overhang the walls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts] Reference

You might also make a cup of chamomile, passion fruit, or valerian root tea, take some rescue remedy, or listen to a relaxation CD.    From Wordnik.com.  [Marcelle Pick, OB-GYN N.P.: Decrease Your Hunger With Sounder Slumber] Reference

Signs of drunkenness were said to be caused by a small corked bottle of brandy, and the nature of a cat by a corked bottle of valerian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use] Reference

It is a smooth muscle relaxant Most will dislike the taste of valerian and prefer using it in capsule or tincture form rather than tea.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brigitte Mars: 7 Tips To Sleep, Perchance To Dream] Reference

I use a homemade over-the-counter soporific consisting of melatonin, NyQuil, Excedrin PM, valerian root, tryptophan, and a shot of vodka.    From Wordnik.com.  [Late Night with Richie] Reference