From The Forest

8 oz. glass syrup bottle. (Prunus virginiana, Valeriana spp.). Due to the powerful sedative action of prunasin on the cough reflex, chokecherry bark finds its main use in the treatment of irritating coughs. Valerian enhances the natural body's process of slipping into sleep and making the stresses of the day recede.

The bark and root are tinctured in 80% food grade alcohol. The tinctures are then blended together and then mixed with a sugar syrup.

Chokecherry Constituents: The pharmacologist’s main interest in Chokecherry bark is due to the presence of the cyanogenetic glycoside prunasin. Benzaldehyde, prussic acid, three, four, five-trimethoxybenzoic acid (= eudesmic acid), p-coumaric acid, scopoletin (coumarin derivative), tannins and sugars.

Valerians form upright stems from one to three feet in height with one or more sets of opposite leaves along the stem, each group separate from the next. The above ground growth of these perennials is green, succulents and new each year. The flower umbels appear at the end of the stems. Flower color ranges from light pink to white. The roots have the distinctive “Valerian” scent.

Valerian Constituents: Valepotriates, valtrate, didrovaltrate, acevaltrate, isovaleroxy-hydoxydidrovaltrate; volatile oil, esters, bornyl isoValerianate, bornylacetate, bornyl formate, eugenyl isovalerate, isoeugenyl, isovalerate alcohols, eugenol, terpenes, Valerianol, sesquiterpene alcohol. Alkaloids including chatinine, valerine and two others similar to skytanthine.