Passionflower and Valerian
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Compound or practice
Passionflower
A gentle GABAergic herb with modest anxiety and sleep signals — a mild, benign calmer.
Grade C2 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Compound or practice
Valerian
A traditional sedative herb with inconsistent trials and a common morning-grogginess complaint.
Grade C1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
No outcome has the same name in both entries. They may still overlap under different wording — read the two lists below.
Graded only in Passionflower
- Anxiety Small effectEvidence grade C
- Sleep quality Small effectEvidence grade C
Graded only in Valerian
- Subjective sleep Small effectEvidence grade C
Conditions
Only in Passionflower
- Anxiety May improveEvidence grade C
Only in Valerian
None.
What each entry says about the other
- Passionflower’s entry · Works together: Common calming-herb combination.
- Passionflower’s entry · Goes with: Common calming-herb combination.
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.