Wildflower of the week 3- Valerian-Valerianaceae

Thanks for the blog Mookins. Very interesting.

Thanks for the blog Mookins. Very interesting. I have used Valerian as a remedy for insomnia and found it works very well. The tablets smell very much like hay and are very large. I always felt like I was taking "horse pills". LOL

There's a lot of this in the hedgerow at the back of my garden.
When I had bad panic attacks a few yrs ago I took a valarian tablet. It made me feel more panicky so I didn't take any more. I still get bad panick attacks on occasions but I have my own way of dealing with them now.

what are casts please?

Do you know where I can get some??????
It sounds exactly the sort of thing I need.

Lovely blog as usual Mookins

H & K's.........Ian

Ian ~ They sell valerian tablets in the chemists over here in the "natural remedies" section. Don't know about the UK. They would have them in "Health Food" shops too but again I don't know if you have them over there.

Hywel ~ Have you tried chamomile tea for your panic attacks?

Casts- furry or non furry felines who have an incredible way of sulking!!
also known as cats, moggies,pussy cat and
FLEABAGS when they pooh in my garden hehehe

chamomile is excellent. I have some growng in my garden and smells divine and occasionally have the tea.

Ian just be careful that they dont cross with any medication you are already on hun. It says not to take whilst pregnant or breast feeding (dont think you need worry on that one) and never be used whilst taking other drugs that give sedative effcets. also not to be used when you need to have full concontration for at least 2 hours after ingesting valerian. Driving etc.

Hywel- as with a lot of medication sometimes you have to feel worse before you can get better, but am glad you are keeping your panics under control. what a horrible thing to have to go through.

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Yes Horrible. I've been having them since I was a teenager.
Thanks Gilli. I do take Chamomile tea and St John's wort tablets. I find aromatherapy very good, and also doing Tai chi form.

Oooo....aromatherapy is very good. Lavender for relaxation. I can just imagine you doing your Tai Chi amongst the Welsh hills.....That must be wonderful.

Yes it is. lol.

Thanks for the warning, Mookins, I'll never let anything like that happen again, I hate popping pills to start with and I'm on 28 a day already.

H & K's..............Ian

blimey thats like father in law hes around that mark to
poorly old sole
each time he has a problem the docotors seem to just give him more pills

very unfair, any more pills and he will rattle

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Give him my best regards Mookins I know exactly how he feels. Quite often, when I've been awake all night, Mrs. Digs brings me breakfast in bed but instead of bacon, eggs, sausage and all the works its Aspirin, Dihydracodine, simvastatin and a glass of water, Esomeprazole and......well you get the picture.
As for rattling, I think I could put a snake to shame, Its a running joke in our house, if Ian ever came upon a rattlesnake he'ed prob. frighten it away LOL

H & K's for another great blog

Ian