Valeriana wallichii
Common name	Indian valerian
Botanical Name	Valeriana wallichii
Vernacular name	English- Indian valerian Hindi- Mushkbala Gujarati-tagar ganthodo Sanskrit-Nata
Family	Valerianaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Rhizome
Chemical Constituents	Essential oil
Therapeutic uses	Used as ethno medicine for the treatment of habitual constipation, insomnia, epilepsy, neurosis, anxiety, diuretic, hepatoprotective, analgesic and cytotoxic, antispasmodic, anticonvulsant, nematicidal, anti inflammatory, etc.