Jatamansi or Spikenard has a woody fragrance which is astonishingly
herbaceous and aromatic, warm and sensual. This fragrance is also a
combination of sweet, resinous, spicy, and animal-fat odors. With
Jatamansi, the essential oil is like an organic earthy scent.
The plant has a rich history of medicinal use and has been valued for centuries in Ayurvedic (Indian) and Unani (ancient Greco-Arab) systems of medicine. The rhizomes of the plant are used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine as a bitter tonic, stimulant, antispasmodic, and to treat hysteria, convulsions, and epilepsy.
Scientific Name(s): Nardostachys jatamansi . Family: Valerianaceae .
Common Name(s): Jatamansi , Sambul lateeb , Sumbul-ut-teeb , balchar
Uses
The plant has a rich history of medicinal use and has been valued for
centuries in Ayurvedic (Indian) and Unani (ancient Greco-Arab) systems
of medicine. The scientific literature contains primarily phytochemical
and animal studies of the plant's activity on the nervous system.
History
Jatamansi is native to the Alpine Himalayas. It is a critically
endangered, rhizome-bearing medicinal plant that prefers high altitudes
(3,000 to 5,000 m).
The genus has 4 to 5 stamens. The calyx consists of 5 well-developed Lancelot or dentate lobes that continue to grow during maturation of
the fruit.
Jatamansi root
The plant has a rich history of medicinal use and has been valued for centuries in Ayurvedic (Indian) and Unani (ancient Greco-Arab) systems of medicine. The rhizomes of the plant are used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine as a bitter tonic, stimulant, antispasmodic, and to treat hysteria, convulsions, and epilepsy.
The root has been medically used to
treat insomnia and blood, circulatory, and mental disorders. Some
preparations of the plant have been used as a heptotonic, cardiotonic,
analgesic, and diuretic in the Unani system of medicine. The plant is of
economic importance and has been used to produce perfumes and dyes.
Chemistry
The rhizomes and roots of the plant have medicinal value and,
therefore, have been the focus of chemical studies. They contain a
variety of sesquiterpenes and coumarins.
The sedative sesquiterpene
valeranone, which also is found in Valerian and other plants, is a major
component of the root essential oil, at least in some samples.
Other terpenoids include spirojatamol, nardostachysin, jatamols A and B, and calarenol. Coumarins include jatamansi.
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