Valeriana wallichii Valeriana wallichii Valeriana wallichii is a rhizome herb of the genus Valeriana and the family Valerianaceae also called Indian Valerian or Tagar-Ganthoda, not to be confused with ganthoda, the root of Indian long pepper. It is an herb useful in Ayurvedic medicine used as an analeptic, antispasmodic, carminative, sedative, stimulant, stomachic, and nervine. It grows in the Northwest Himalayas in places like Astore (Northern Pakistan) and forests in the region. The genus Valeriana, with about 200 species, belongs to the family Valerianaceae and has a distribution throughout the world. The Indian Valerian has long been used in Ayurveda (Charak Samhita
Valerian Zorin 23rd Congress of the CPSU in 1961 and 1966, Zorin was elected to the Central Committee of the CPSU. Zorin was awarded three Orders of Lenin, three other orders and numerous medals. In the 1974 television play "The Missiles of October", Valerian Zorin is portrayed by Will Kuluva, in the 2000 film "Thirteen Days" by Oleg Vidov. In 2013 TV series Czech century ("České století"), he was portrayed by opera singer Vladimír Koval. "Valerian A. Zorin, Soviet Envoy, Dies." "New York Times", Jan. 19, 1986. Accessed 21 Feb. 2017. Valerian Zorin Valerian Alexandrovich Zorin (; 1 January 1902 - 14