Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Nardostachys jatamansi
Scientific Name and Description
Nardostachys grandiflora DC.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Nardostachys jatamansi DC.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | nard, spikenard |
| Hindi | bal-chhar, balchhar, balchir, balchora, baluchar, jatalasi, jatamamsi, jatamansi, jatamashi, jatamasi, kanuchara, mansi, tatalasi |
| Kannada | ganigalamusthe, jataamonsi, jatamaansi, jatamamsi, jatamansi, jatamavashi, jatamavasi, jetamavashi |
| Malayalam | jatamamsi, jatamanchi, jatamanci, jeta-manchi, jetamanshi, manci |
| Marathi | baalchuda, jataamaamsi, jatamavshi, jatashankar |
| Sanskrit | akasamamsi, akashamansi, amritajata, bhutajata, bhutakeshi, bhytajata, chakravartini, gandhamansi, gauri, hinsra, jadamansi, janani, jata, jatala, jatamamsi, jatamansi, jatavali, jati, jatila, keshi, khasambhava, kiratini, kravyadi, krishnajata, laghumansi, limasha, mamsahvaya, mamsi, mansi, mansini, mata, mishika, misi, mrigabhaksha, nalada, parvatavasini, peshi, peshini, pishachi, pishita, putena, sevali, shvetakeshi, sugandhamamsi, sukshmajatamansi, sukshmapatri, sulomasa, sulomasi, tamasi, tapasvini, tapaswini |
| Tamil | cakkaravarttini, cakkiravarttini, carumanci, cata mancil, catacumirutam, catai,cataimancil, cataiyamanci, catakirusna, catakirusnar, catamaci, catamancattini, catamanci, catamancil, cataputam, catilai, catilam, catilamancil, centu, centumancil, centutti, centutti1, cepalamam, ceppika, ceppikamancil, ceppitil, cepputil, cokkali, cokkali,cokkalimancil, elam, elam,irattapittacamani, jadamanji, jatamanci, jatamashi, jatamasi, kaccolam, kaccolam1, kantamanci, karpakam, karpakam1, kattikkorai, kentamancil, kiratini,kutalaccan, kutalaccankorai, kutalaccankori, kutavatikam, mamaci, mamici, mamjici, manci, mancil, muleram, nakuli, nakuli1, nalatai, nalataimanci, nalattam, nalattamancil, nalinamata, namattam,narattam, narattam1, nattuccatamanci, navattam, paicaci, paicacimancil, paruncay, parunkorai, pecivacikai, perungorai, perunkorai, picacci, picaci, picacicci, picacintan, picacu, picacumancil, piracci, putacacini, putakecani, putakecini, putaku, putakumancil, putam,sadamanchil, sadamanjil, tapacuvini, toyatam, toyataram, ulocam, ulomacam |
| Telugu | jatamaamshi, jatamamshi, jatamamsi, jatamsi, nn |
| Tibetan | span spos, span spos dri zim po, span-pos, spu sel |
| Urdu | balchar, nardin, sumbul-ut-teeb |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Rhizome
Ethnopharmacology use
Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC
Habit - Herb
Parts used - Rhizome, root
Application - Epilepsy
Treatment - General
References - Sharma et al. 2013
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Sharma et al. 2013
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Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH