It is being used for help with anxiety for humans and pets, and for sleep disorders, more frequently. Valerian was found to be useful in certain forms of epilepsy. The plant was in such esteem in mediaeval times as a remedy, that it received the name of All Heal, which is still given it in some parts of England. It is thought that ‘The Pied Piper’ probably didn’t so much lure the rats and mice of Hamlin with his music, but with a secret stash of Valerian that he had hidden in his pockets, as it attracts rodents, and it is also used when fishing as fish bait.
