| 词汇 | valerian |
| 词源 | valerian. The small fragrant white and lavender flowers of valerian (Valeriana officinalis) were common in the Roman province of Valeria, for which the plant may have been named (most sources say it was named for the Roman emperor Valeri- an). At one time a drug called “Valerian” made from its root was used as a nerve sedative and antispasmodic. |
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