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Nardostachys jatamansi Dc.
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|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Nardostachys jatamansi Dc.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Caprifoliaceae
|label4 = Sub Family
|data4 = Valerianaceae
|label5 = Availability
|data5 = Available
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|label7 = Year of publication 
|data7 =  2024
|label8 = Publisher 
|data8 =  [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
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==English name == 

Spikenard

==Therapeutic use==
Daha (burning sensation), kushtha (obstinate skin diseases), visarpa (acute spreading erysepalas), manasa roga (mental disorders), anidra (insomnia)<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:33
4.	Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:33</ref>

==Other Varieties / Other Botanical names==

* 	Fedia grandiflora Wall., nom. nud.
* 	Fedia jatamansi Wall. ex DC. 
* 	Nardostachys chinensis Batalin 
* 	Nardostachys gracilis Kitam. 
* 	Nardostachys grandiflora DC. 
* 	Nardostachys jatamansi C.B.Clarke
* 	Patrinia jatamansi D.Don 
* 	Valeriana jatamansi D.Don, 
* 	Valeriana jatamansi (D.Don) Wall.

==Identification Characters==

* '''Jatila''' – Jatamansi has matted hairs.
* '''Bhutajata''' – Jatamansi has fibers in the rhizomes that appear like matted hairs.
* '''Krishnajata''' – Rhizome of Jatamansi is black in colour.
* '''Mishi''' -  Rhizome of Jatamansi is black in colour.
* '''Sulomasha''' – Fibers on rhizome are neatly arranged like a matted hair.
* '''Nalada''' – Rhizome of Jatamansi has agreeable odour.

==Types==

===Raja Nighantu===
Mentioned 3 types<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi, Raj Nighantu of Pandit Narahari, Chandanadi Varga, Verse no. 95, 97, 99, Chaukhambha Krishnadas academy, Varanasi;</ref>

# 	Jatamansi
# 	Gandhamansi
# 	Akasamansi


== Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Mansi, Mamsi, Nalad, Bhutajata, Jatila, Tapasvini. 

==Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Jatamansi<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Karpuradi Varga, Verse no. 75, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2015;</ref>


== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == 

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties 
|-
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]])  || Bitter (tikta), Astringent (kashaya), Sweet (madhura)
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) ||Cold (sheeta)
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha)
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify all three dosha (tridoshahara), Brain tonic (medhya)
|-
|}
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == 

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity 
|-
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]  4/9(48) 
| Sandnyasthapana (regaining consciousness)  mahakashaya
|-
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/21 
| Dhuma varti  dravya(used in medicated wick for smoking)
|-
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 1/23 ||Vamanartha(for therapeutic emesis)
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 3/267
|As an ingredient of Agurvadi taila
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 7/87
|Bahyaprayogarth lepa in Kushtha (obstinate skin diseases)
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]  10/34
|Ingredient in Palankashadi  taila
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]  12/65
|For Lepa, Abhyangadi  Bahyaprayogartha (external applications in massagae)
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]]  17/78
|Used for  shodhanottara(after purification) dhumpana (medicated smoking)
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 18/69
|As an ingredient  of manahsiladi dhuma
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 20/33
|Trusha(morbid thirst) &  Chhardi(vomiting)-shamaka yoga
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/54
|As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/102 
|As an ingredient of ksharagada
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/190
|As an ingredient of Mamsyadi yoga
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/65
|As an ingredient of  Trutyadi churna
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/182
|Used in Kaphaja sira  shoola for dhoomavarti
|-
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/209
|As an ingredient of  Khadiradi gutika
|-
|17
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 26/234
|Used in Pittaja netraroga
|-
|18
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/153
|As an ingredient of Bala taila
|-
|19
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/158
|As an ingredient of Amrutadi taila
|-
|}

==Dose==
*2-3 g of the drug in powder form.
*5-10 g of the drug for decoction.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:33
4.	Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:33</ref>

==Important formulations==
As per A.P.I.<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:33
4.	Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume I:33</ref>
*Jatamamsi arka


== Current availability== 

Available 

*In India – Himalayan ranges of India (Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkkim, Uttarakhand)
*Out of india – Bhutan, China, Myanmar, Nepal

== Current researches ==

[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]

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