swap_horiz Dried Valerian Root Alternatives

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Cumin

Cumin is the dried seed of *Cuminum cyminum*, a plant originating in the eastern Mediterranean region. It’s notable for...

Seed Universal Savory Earthy

9.1 Excellent

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Urfa Biber

Urfa biber is a dark, sun-dried and night-sweated Turkish chile from Şanlıurfa province with a smoky, raisin-like flavor...

Dark Savory Earthy Turkish

8.6 Great

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Turmeric

Ground rhizome of Curcuma longa, native to South Asia and colored by the compound curcumin, one of the most widely used...

Indian Color Earthy Root

8.4 Great

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Dried Chanterelle Powder

Dried chanterelle powder is made from Cantharellus mushrooms, golden ectomycorrhizal fungi prized in Europe and difficul...

European Mushroom Savory Earthy

8.0 Great

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Dried Gentian Root

Dried gentian root (Gentiana lutea) is a alpine plant native to central and southern Europe whose intensely bitter compo...

European Bitters Root Very Bitter

7.1 Good

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Lesser Galangal

Alpinia officinarum from southern China, smaller and more pungent than greater galangal, and historically traded to medi...

Spicy Medicinal Asian Root

7.0 Good

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Licorice Root

Licorice root from Glycyrrhiza glabra, native to the Mediterranean and Southwest Asia, contains glycyrrhizin, a compound...

European Medicinal Sweet Root

7.0 Good

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Horseradish Powder

Horseradish powder is the dehydrated, ground root of Armoracia rusticana, a Brassicaceae family plant native to southeas...

European Savory Sharp Root

7.0 Good

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Dried Hawthorn Berry

Dried hawthorn berry is the fruit of Crataegus species, notable in China as shanzha, where it flavors teas, candies, and...

European Tart Medicinal Berry

7.0 Good

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Dried Nettle

Dried nettle (Urtica dioica) is a European and Asian perennial herb used in teas and cooking since antiquity; drying neu...

European Herb Tea Earthy

6.9 Fair

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Burdock Root Powder

Burdock root powder is derived from Arctium lappa, a biennial plant native to Eurasia widely consumed in Japanese cuisin...

Medicinal Asian Earthy Root

6.9 Fair

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Dried Elderberry

Dried elderberry is the fruit of Sambucus species, notably Sambucus nigra in Europe, used in syrups and teas after cooki...

European Tart Medicinal Berry

6.9 Fair

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Dried Angelica Root

Dried angelica root (Angelica archangelica) is a Scandinavian and northern European biennial herb traditionally used to...

European Bitter Savory Root

6.7 Fair

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Dried Dandelion Root

Dried dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale) has been used in traditional European and Native American herbal practice fo...

European Bitter Medicinal Root

6.6 Fair

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Zedoary

Dried rhizome of Curcuma zedoaria from India and Southeast Asia, a significant medieval European trade spice now largely...

Indian Bitter Medicinal Root

6.3 Fair

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Dried Astragalus Root

Dried astragalus root (Astragalus membranaceus) is a flowering plant native to northern China that has been used in Trad...

Medicinal Chinese Earthy Root

6.2 Fair

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Dried Spikenard Root

Dried spikenard root comes from Nardostachys jatamansi, a Himalayan valerian relative long valued in South Asia as nard...

Historical Himalayan Earthy Root

6.2 Fair

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Dried Ashwagandha

Dried ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) is a nightshade-family shrub native to India and North Africa that has been a cor...

Indian Medicinal Earthy Root

6.1 Fair

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Dried Costus Root

Dried costus root (Saussurea costus) is a thistle from the Himalayas whose aromatic root has been traded along ancient i...

Himalayan Medicinal Earthy Root

6.0 Fair

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Dried Calamus Root

Dried calamus root (Acorus calamus) is a wetland plant used as a spice and medicine across Asia, Europe, and North Ameri...

European Bitter Historical Root

4.8 Poor