Valerian Root (valeriana officinalis) OG Distilled Aromatic Water

£6.00 – £25.00

What’s the difference between Aromatic Water and hydrosol, floral water etc?

Aromatic Water is specifically distilled, whereas the other waters are the leftovers from essential oil distillation or even essential oil added to water.

Aromatic waters are highly therapeutic distillates which contain the lighter essence of an aromatic plant.

Description

Valerian Root (valeriana officinalis) Organic Distilled AW

An excellent and effective calmer for animals, particularly horses, dogs & cats – many cats love valerian water even more than cat nip!

Valerian is derived from the Latin meaning ‘powerful’. It has been used as a relaxing remedy since Roman times, and was given the name ‘phu’ to reflect its smell. However, in the East, it was used as a perfume. It was known as ‘allheal’ in the middle ages.

It is best known as a sedative and was apparently used during World War II to calm civilians during air raids.

Valerian in the form of this gentle aromatic water can be used to spray a fine mist in an area to calm an animal (horse box or carrying cage prior to travel for example), it has also been used very successfully to spray on clothing of a person about to deal with frightened & nervous animals – particularly in rescue kennels & catteries.

Cats seem to really love the valerian spray and will often eat the root itself.