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VALERIANA OFFICINALIS

23/06/2011 17:52

L' "Herbe aux chats" (son odeur attire les chats qui se roulent sur les tiges feuillées et fleuries)
est butinée par de nombreux papillons en quête de nectar.

"An unusual feature of valerian is that the essential oil of valerian root is a cat attractant similar to catnip.^{Valerian contains the cat attractant actinidine.
Cat attractants might mimic the odor of cat urine,^{which is caused by 3-mercapto-3-methylbutan-1-ol (MMB)
.Anecdotal reports claim that valerian is also attractive to rats—so much so that it had been used to bait traps. Stories describe the Pied Piper of Hamelin using both his pipes and valerian to attract rats.
Research also shows that Valerian root (Valeriana officinalis) is the strongest chemo-attractant
of slime molds (P. polycephalum).^{"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valerian_%28herb%29}}}

Commentaire de catestrelia (30/03/2012 20:37) :

Très souvent employée en tisane pour favoriser le sommeil et tranquiliser les organismes nerveux

http://catestrelia.vip-blog.com/

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