Valerian Root

My cousin Anna,a college student who suffers from high anxiety and troubled sleeping is in need of a calming sleep aid. With her tight budget and green mind she needs something inexpensive and all natural. Valerian root is an herbal supplement found in many sleep aids but how is it effective on its own. Let’s see if we can help cousin Anna to see if Valerian Root is the way for her to go or if she should look more into other budget friendly all-natural supplements.

What is Valerian Root?

Valerian Root has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for various ailments such as sleep problems, digestive problems, disorders of the nervous system, headaches, and arthritis. Many researchers claim that Valerian Root has a lot to do with GABA neurotransmitter receptor system. But what we don’t know is that many of these researchers studies remain inconclusive. Certain data suggest that Valerian Root has an effect that is calming but does not cause sleepiness the following day. Since Valerian is very mild and claimed to be effective when it comes to sleep often times it is recommended as a transition medications when users are trying to go off of stronger sleeping aids.

What good comes from taking Valerian Root?

Valerian Root is very inexpensive. Online or in stores Valerian Root ranges from 5-12 dollars a bottle. Most bottles have 100 capsules in each one.

Time. Valerian Root has been used for thousands of years in European and Asian countries to help promote restful sleep.

All-natural. Many people like using supplements that are all natural. All-natural supplements tend to have less side-effects.

Side-effects. Side-effects are minimal when you use Valerian Root. Mild side-effects include, when taking large doses, stomach ache, apathy , feeling dullness, or mild depression. Even though it is very mild when it comes to sleep aids at least you don’t have to worry about harsh side-effects.

What bad comes from taking Valerian Root?

Effectiveness. When you compare Valerian Root to other supplements it is very mild. It PROMOTES sleep rather than CAUSES sleep. Valerian Root has been shown to be an effective remedy for the reduction of anxiety, it has also been reported to cause night terrors and vivid dreams in some individuals.

What do users think?

” I like herbal medicines so I was very positive with Valerian from the beginning. When taking it, I had really good nights sleep, more importantly, fell asleep almost immediately. It is supposed to be improving stress, but I found it helped me greatly with depression.”

” I used this for months before I surrendered to Xanax. It didn’t really work but because at the time my anxiety was very severe.”
-anonymous

“In combination with passion flower, it is good.”
-anonymous

What should cousin Anna do?

If Anna wants to go with something that is all-natural and cheap but may not do the job completely Valerian Root would be a really good choice. I think that if Anna wants to have an effective night sleep that lasts a long time she may want to consider another all- natural supplement. There are plenty out there at a low cost.