2770. Cypripedium

Nomenclature

Lady's slipper; American valerian; nerve root; yellow moccasin flower; Noah's ark.

Description and references

Dried rhizome and roots of Calypso bulbosa (L.) Oakes (Cypripedium bulbosum L.), Cypripedium pubescens Willd., or of Cypripedium parviflorum Salisb., Orchidaceae. Habit. Nova Scotia south to Alabama, west to Nebraska and Missouri. Constit. Volatile oil, volatile acid, tannin, resins.

Therapeutic Category

Sedative.

Keywords

Sedative/Hypnotic