Remedy · herb
Valerian
Also: Valeriana officinalis
A traditional sleep herb with weak, mixed modern evidence.
Evidence by condition
Each grade reflects the research for Valerian and that condition specifically.
- CInsomnia
May slightly improve subjective sleep quality, but evidence is low-quality.
2 citation s
- Valerian for sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis Systematic review 2006 · n=1,093 · American Journal of Medicine · PMID 17145239 · DOI 10.1016/j.amjmed.2006.02.026
- Valerian NCCIH · accessed 2026-06-21
- Valerian for sleep: a systematic review and meta-analysis