Valerenic acid is thought to be at least partly responsible for the sedative effects. A study in 2004 found valerenic acid to act as a subtype-selective GABAA receptor positive allosteric modulator in neonatal rat brainstem preparations.The mechanism of this action could not be elucidated in this study.ot to be confused with valeric acid or valproic acid, which are related to each other and are anticonvulsants. Valerian is used as a herbal sedative which may be helpful in the treatment of insomnia. The precise mechanism of this action has not been established.
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