Valerian Root,Valerian,The Valerian Root,The Valerian,Radix

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Sold as “Valerian Root,Valerian,The Valerian Root,The Valerian,Radix Valerianae,The Radix Valerianae,valeriana Officinalis Rhizome,The Valeriana Officinalis Rhizome,xiecaogen (1000 g(2.20 Pound))”

The roots of valerian root are blunt conical, yellowish brown or dark brown, 2 ~ 5cm long, 1 ~ 3cm thick, with stem base or leaf marks on the upper end, and numerous slender adventitic roots for four weeks. The root is 20 cm long, about 2 mm thick, yellowish brown to grayish brown in appearance, with longitudinal wrinkles, and has very fine branched roots. Easy to break, section yellow white, horny. Have special odor, taste first sweet after slightly bitter spicy. With thick, long, neat, yellow brown outside, yellow white section, strong smell is preferable.