Editing Valerian (herb) (section)

==== Oral forms ====
[[File:A bottle of Valerian capsules.jpg|thumb|A bottle of valerian capsules]]
Oral forms are available in both standardized and unstandardized forms. Standardized products may be preferable considering the wide variation of the chemicals in the dried root, as noted above. When standardized, it is done so as a percentage of valerenic acid or valeric acid. For commonly used doses, valerian is [[generally recognized as safe]] in the U.S.<ref name="drugs" />