Indian Nard

At a glance

Origin / distribution: India(Santal), Turkey, China, India, Nepal, Europe

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bronchitis, Carminative, Cholera, Chorea

Science studied: 1(10)-ARISTOLEN-2-ONE, CALARENE, CALARENOL, DELTA-3-CARENE

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 jatamansi

Common names: Indian Nard, Spikenard, Balchhar, Bhootajata, Bhutijata, Bhyatajata, Billilotan, Chharguddi, Ganagilamaste, Gansong, Indian Spikenard, Jata Jatila, Jatamams, Jatamanchi, Jatamavshi, Kalichad, Kan-sung-hsiang, Kanshoko, Ku-mi-ch, Mamsi, Manchi

POWO: 859418-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in India(Santal), Turkey, China, Elsewhere, India, Nepal, Europe.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bronchitis
• Carminative
• Cholera
• Chorea
• CNS depressant
• Tuberculosis
• Convulsion
• Cough

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• India(Santal)
• Turkey
• China
• Elsewhere
• India
• Nepal
• Europe

Documented cultural uses

• Bronchitis
• Carminative
• Cholera
• Chorea
• CNS depressant
• Tuberculosis
• Convulsion
• Cough
• Delirium
• Deobstruent
• Deodorant
• Diuretic

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Bronchitis · India(Santal) · "
• Carminative · Turkey · "
• Carminative · China · "
• Cholera · India(Santal) · "
• Chorea · Elsewhere · "
• CNS depressant · India · "
• Tuberculosis · India(Santal) · "
• Convulsion · India · "
• Convulsion · India(Santal) · "
• Cough · India(Santal) · "
• Delirium · India(Santal) · "
• Deobstruent · Turkey · "
• Deobstruent · Elsewhere · "
• Deodorant · Turkey · "
• Deodorant · China · "
• Diuretic · Elsewhere · "
• Emmenagogue · Turkey · "
• Epilepsy · India · "
• Epilepsy · Elsewhere · "
• Hair-Tonic · India · "
• Hairblack · India · "
• Hypertension · India · "
• Hysteria · Elsewhere · "
• Hysteria · India · "

37 additional documented entries remain in the source 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

• Neuroprotective Potential of Nardostachys jatamansi Extract via Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway Regulation in Parkinson's Disease. · 2026 source ↗
• Phenotypic differentiation in the Himalayan medicinal plant Nardostachys jatamansi: morpho-physiological and phytochemical variation across elevation gradients. · 2026 source ↗
• Reduced root lignification resulting from enhanced brassinosteroid signaling compromises waterlogging tolerance in Nardostachys jatamansi seedlings. · 2026 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• 1(10)-ARISTOLEN-2-ONE
• CALARENE
• CALARENOL
• DELTA-3-CARENE
• DIHYDROSEYCHELLENE
• EO
• BETA-EUDESMOL
• N-HEXACOSANOL
• N-HEXACOSANYL-ISOVALERATE
• ISOVALERIC-ACID
• JATAMANSIC-ACID
• JATAMANSINOL
• MAALIOL
• MYRISTIC-ACID
• NARDOSIACIONE
• NORSEYCHELANONE

Legality

CITES: Appendix II

II — 13/09/2007

Jurisdictions in the listing: Bhutan (BT), China (CN), India (IN), Nepal (NP)

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This is an international trade listing, not a complete statement of country-specific law.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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