Valerian (herb) Valerian (herb) Valerian ("Valeriana officinalis", Caprifoliaceae) is a perennial flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. In the summer when the mature plant may have a height of , it bears sweetly scented pink or white flowers that attract many fly species, especially hoverflies of the genus "Eristalis". It is consumed as food by the larvae of some Lepidoptera (butterfly and moth) species, including the grey pug. Crude extract of valerian root may have sedative and anxiolytic effects, and is commonly sold in dietary supplement capsules to promote sleep. Valerian has been used as a medicinal herb since at least
Valerian Pletnev by essentially arguing for continued state subsidies fro Proletkult which were being reduced under the New Economic Policy. He praised the organisations literary output, including the role of drama as well as the development of production art. From 1933 to 1936 he was Deputy Head of the General Directorate of the Film Industry at the SNK of the USSR. However he was subsequenlty purged and shot in 1942. Valerian Pletnev Valerian Fedorovich Pletnev (1886–1942) () was a Russian revolutionary who after many years as a joiner became a playwright and activist in Proletkult, following the Russian Revolution. He joined the