Supplements / Traditional & emerging
Valerian
Best for: Sleep
Dose & timing
- Dose
- 300–600 mg standardized extract, 30–60 minutes before bed.
- Timing
- Evening only.
- Review
- Reassess after 2 to 4 weeks.
- Forms
- standardized valerian root extract
What this supplement is for
- Mixed evidence; some users feel a clear effect, many don't.
- Safety profile is reasonable for short-term use.
Cautions
- Not appropriate during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
- Avoid if you have a history of liver issues.
What to look for in a product
- Preferred third-party verification: Third-party tested (COA).
- Common contamination risks: Mislabeling / identity, Ingredient swapping.
- Identity: Standardized to valerenic acid content.
Talk to a clinician first
This is a supplement we won’t link to a specific product without clinician context. Once we offer clinician partner pathways, this is where they’ll appear.
If you’re working with a doctor or qualified practitioner, they can advise on dose, brand, and monitoring.
Your experience
If you’ve tried Valerian, you can log how it went. This stays on your device — only you see it.
We frame these as personal experience, not medical claims. Self-reported subjective outcomes are influenced by placebo, regression to the mean, and parallel lifestyle changes. We’ll never present ratings as equivalent to RCT evidence.
Evidence sources
- Valerian for insomnia: systematic review (reviewed 2026-04-30)
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