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Chinese Spikenard
Nardostachys chinensis
Chinese Spikenard
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ARISTOLA-1,9-DIENE, ARISTOLA-1(10),8-DIEN-2-ONE, ARISTOL-9-EN-1-OL, DELTA-1(10)-ARISTOLENON-(2)
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Valerianaceae
Scientific name: Nardostachys chinensis
Common names: Chinese Spikenard
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Network Pharmacology and Bioinformatics Analyses Identify the Core Genes and Pyroptosis-Related Mechanisms of <i>Nardostachys Chinensis</i> for Atrial Fibrillation. · 2024 source ↗
- Nardostachys chinensis Batalin: A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology. · 2019 source ↗
- Iridoid glycosides isolated from <i>Nardostachys chinensis</i> batal with NO production inhibitory activity. · 2020 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARISTOLA-1,9-DIENE
- ARISTOLA-1(10),8-DIEN-2-ONE
- ARISTOL-9-EN-1-OL
- DELTA-1(10)-ARISTOLENON-(2)
- CALCIUM
- IRON
- ISONARDOSINONE
- JATAMANSONE
- MANGANESE
- NARCHINOL-A
- NARDOL
- D-NARDOSTACHONE
- OROSELOL
- PALMITIC-ACID
- POTASSIUM
- VALERANAL
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- VALERANONE
- ZINC
- ARACHIDIC-ACID
- 9-ARISTOLENE
- ARSENIC
- HENEICOSANIC-ACID
- JATAMANSIC-ACID
- BETA-MAALIENE
- MARGARINIC-ACID
- 1(10)-ARISTOLENE
- BEHENIC-ACID
- BETA-IONONE
- JATAMANSIN
- MAALIOL
- MERCURY
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- NARDOSINONE
- PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL
- STEARIC-ACID
- COPPER
- MAGNESIUM
- SODIUM
- EO
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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