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| Planta cuyas raíces se usan como sedante y para el tratamiento de ciertas enfermedades. Está en estudio como una forma de mejorar el descanso en los pacientes de cáncer que reciben tratamiento. También se llama valeriana, valeriana de jardín, valeriana de la India, valeriana del Pacífico, heliotropo de jardín, Valeriana officinalis y Valerianae radix. |
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