Nature's Way Valerian Root, 1,590 mg, 180 Vegetarian Capsules, Pack of 2

I've been taking Nature's Way Valerian Root for several years on the occasional nights I couldn't sleep. I always took 2 capsules valerian and 2 capsules melissa (aka lemon balm). Got a great night's sleep and felt great the next day, no side effects. Non-habit-forming. Five stars.Last year I got a bottle of it that didn't work! I tried it several nights and stayed wide awake for hours. Zero stars.While wondering what was wrong, I noticed the capsules in this bottle did not have the classic valerian "dirty socks" smell. (Note: I don't think there was a placebo situation-- these capsules failed to work for several nights before I noticed they had no valerian smell.)Decided maybe the batch was bad so bought another bottle. Opened it, sniffed it, and recognized the reassuring bad smell of actual valerian. Capsules in this bottle worked!I used up that bottle and just picked up a different brand at the local health food store. Oops-- I opened it and there's no valerian smell even though this brand tells you on the label to look for the distinctive smell. Uh oh. Just ordered more Natures Way in case this new kind doesn't work but because of my past experience I wonder whether my next bottle of Natures Way will smell like valerian and work or not. It usually does but not always!My conclusions: when it smells like real valerian, it works for me. When it lacks that smell it doesn't work -- presumably because it's either not real valerian or it's an old batch that has lost potency.This is a GREAT product most of the time, but is occasionally worthless. Thanks to the infamous valerian smell, I don't have to wonder whether this herb just mysteriously stopped working for me -- when it didn't work it didn't smell like valerian.A word to the few one-star reviewers who couldn't deal with the smell: isnt a good night's sleep worth a few seconds of a bad smell? Get your glass of water ready, hold your breath, and go for it! Or get your doctor to prescribe you a drug, but they can have bad side effects and be habit-forming. I'd rather take valerian and melissa.

I have been sleeping blissfully thanks to Valerian for more than a year. Nature's Way has that great poopy smell that is the sign of fresh Valerian and the value is better than anything else I have found. Highly recommended.

I've suffered from insomnia for quite some time and was running out of ideas how to deal with it. From the very first night that I took Valerian, I have slept straight through and not had a drugged feeling in the morning! I had one night where I couldn't sleep in the 2 weeks I've used it!

First thing I’ll mention is this Valerian Root is good. With that being said...lawd have mercy does it stink. I can tolerate a lot, but, this stuff...omg.I leave work around 11 pm and use this to help me sleep more quickly. It generally takes me 1-2 hours to feel the benefits per recommended 3 pills dosage. However... I have to take melatonin to stay asleep.In a nutshell.. I’ve had better, the price is right, did I mention the smell??

I am glad that this product has been helpful for others. It was not helpful for me. Taking it before bed, it left me with a strangely fuzzy head, internal tremors, and not a good night sleep. I will not be using this again.

It’s valerian root- not supposed to taste or smell good— — but it’s that it works, that’s what counts. It’s an herb, not candy for goodness sakes!!That said- use it every night- helps my body/mind to let go after busy stressful day. I don’t have trouble sleeping- just use as a healthy relaxer.

No sign of it working. Wonder about the fillers and this brand, Some supplements use high amounts of fillers and low or poor quality herbs. This one didn't work for us so we wonder.

My girlfriend and I use these as an occasional sleep aid or if we pull a muscle. Even if you don't get all the sleep you want, you wake up refreshed and without feeling groggy. As an added bonus, one of the cats doesn't like catnip, but LOVES this. We empty the capsule on the cat tree and she goes crazy. It's got a strong smell though.