Valerian is a medicinal plant whose properties have long been known and used in medicine. To eliminate ailments caused by nervous disorders, baths from a decoction of the rhizomes of the plant are effective. An excellent sedative effect has tea with valerian. A medicine based on this plant is available in the form of infusion, rhizomes with roots, tablets. There is also a bath concentrate.
Valerian tablets refers to sedatives tested by generations. She copes with insomnia, migraine, and vegetovascular dystonia. Biologically active substances affect the central nervous system, which determines the effect of the medication not only with course therapy, but also with a single use.
Valerian in tablets is much more convenient and no less effective than a tincture containing an active similar substance. The alcohol contained in the liquid form of the drug is contraindicated in small children and women in the antenatal period. As practice shows, the effect of taking tinctures occurs somewhat faster. However, valerian in tablets has an undeniable advantage - the absence of alcohol in the composition.
The medication helps to reduce the heart rate and the expansion of blood vessels. As a result, the activity of the central nervous system is inhibited, and sleep and general well-being come back to normal.
In medical practice, there are examples when valerian tablets were prescribed for gastrointestinal disorders. It should be noted that the medication has an antispasmodic effect, due to which it is very effective for intestinal colic. As a rule, in such cases, a single dose of two tablets for adults and one for a child is sufficient.
In cases of severe stressful situations, a single medication may not be enough. At the same time, experts recommend taking valerian extract in tablets three times a day before meals (two for an adult, one for a child).
If there is a tendency to neurosis or insomnia, the doctor may prescribe a course of therapy. As a rule, the duration of the drug is no more than a month. Complex cases suggest a longer period.
Valerian tablets are prescribed to children from the age of four.
The appointment of a medication during pregnancy is decided in consultation with a doctor.
It is recommended to refrain for the period of treatment from driving and performing work related to increased attention.
Individual sensitivity to the drug can provoke an allergy, manifested by a rash, itching, swelling on the skin and flushing. In addition, increased drowsiness, mental depression, decreased performance and emotional reactions are possible.
Long-term use of the drug in high doses causes headache, impaired heart rhythm, increased irritability, impaired gastrointestinal function, in particular, slowing digestion. An overdose of the drug can also be accompanied by drowsiness, nausea, general weakness, decreased vision and hearing. If these symptoms occur, you must stop taking the medicine and take first aid measures, that is, wash the stomach and inject activated charcoal. The patient is assigned symptomatic and supportive therapy, taking into account his clinical condition.
The medicine is not prescribed for patients who have been diagnosed with depression or others associated with inhibition of the central nervous system, diseases, as well as individual intolerance to biologically active components contained in medicinal raw materials.
It should be noted and the interaction of the drug with various substances. So, valerian is able to enhance the effects of alcohol and inhibiting the functioning of the central nervous system. In addition, there is an increase in the pharmacological effect of this drug while taking it with sedative, analgesic, cardiac and antispasmodic drugs.