Nardostachys jatamansi (Indian Nard)

Traditional uses

India(Santal)

  • Bronchitis
  • Cholera
  • Tuberculosis
  • Convulsion
  • Cough
  • Delirium
  • Smallpox
  • Fainting
  • Madness
  • Parturition
  • Dysentery
  • Sore
  • Epilepsy

Turkey

  • Carminative
  • Deobstruent
  • Deodorant
  • Emmenagogue
  • Nervine
  • Perfume
  • Spasm
  • Tonic
  • Cordial
  • Sedative

China

  • Carminative
  • Deodorant
  • Perfume
  • Skin
  • Spasm
  • Stimulant
  • Stomachic
  • Sedative

Elsewhere

  • Chorea
  • Deobstruent
  • Diuretic
  • Epilepsy
  • Hysteria
  • Palpitation
  • Pilatory
  • Emmenagogue
  • Hairblack
  • Spasm
  • Stimulant
  • Stomachic
  • Laxative

India

  • CNS depressant
  • Convulsion
  • Epilepsy
  • Hair-Tonic
  • Hairblack
  • Hypertension
  • Hysteria
  • Nerves
  • Tachycardia
  • Tumor(Abdomen)
  • Cosmetic
  • Sedative
  • Arrhythmia
  • Tonic
  • Perfume

Nepal

  • Medicine

Europe

  • Sclerosis

Chemicals

Root

  • 1(10)-ARISTOLEN-2-ONE — 18 to 120
  • CALARENE
  • CALARENOL
  • DIHYDROSEYCHELLENE
  • EO — 19000 to 20000
  • BETA-EUDESMOL
  • N-HEXACOSANOL
  • N-HEXACOSANYL-ISOVALERATE
  • ISOVALERIC-ACID
  • JATAMANSIC-ACID
  • JATAMANSINOL
  • NORSEYCHELANONE
  • BETA-PATCHOULENE
  • SELINIDIN
  • SEYCHELANE
  • 1,8,9,10-TETRAHYDROARISTOLANE-2-ONE
  • VALERANONE
  • N-HEXACOSANYL-ARACHIDATE
  • JATAMANSIN
  • NARDOSTECHONE
  • ALPHA-PATCHOULENE
  • SEYCHELLENE
  • VALERANAL
  • ANGELICIN
  • 18,9,10-DEHYDROARISTOLAN0NE-(2) — 6 to 40
  • N-HEXACOSANE
  • BETA-IONONE — 25 to 180
  • JATAMANSONE
  • NARDOL
  • OROSELOL
  • PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL
  • ELEMOL

Plant

  • DELTA-3-CARENE
  • MAALIOL
  • MYRISTIC-ACID
  • NARDOSIACIONE
  • ALPHA-PINENE
  • LOMATIN
  • MARGARINIC-ACID
  • BEHENIC-ACID
  • BETA-PINENE

Activities

  1. Pesticide — 8 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-EUDESMOL, BETA-IONONE, BETA-PINENE, BETA-SITOSTEROL, DELTA-3-CARENE, N-HEXACOSANE, PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL
  2. Antibacterial — 5 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-IONONE, BETA-SITOSTEROL, DELTA-3-CARENE, PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL
  3. Sedative — 5 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, ANGELICIN, BETA-EUDESMOL, ISOVALERIC-ACID, JATAMANSONE
  4. Antiinflammatory — 4 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE, BETA-SITOSTEROL, DELTA-3-CARENE
  5. Cancer-Preventive — 4 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-IONONE, BETA-SITOSTEROL, MYRISTIC-ACID
  6. FLavor — 4 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE, DELTA-3-CARENE, ISOVALERIC-ACID
  7. Irritant — 4 compounds; toxic activity; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE, DELTA-3-CARENE, ISOVALERIC-ACID
  8. Allergenic — 3 compounds; toxic activity; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-IONONE, BETA-PINENE
  9. Antimutagenic — 3 compounds; toxic activity; ANGELICIN, BETA-EUDESMOL, BETA-SITOSTEROL
  10. Antispasmodic — 3 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, ANGELICIN, BETA-PINENE
  11. Antiviral — 3 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, ANGELICIN, BETA-SITOSTEROL
  12. Hepatoprotective — 3 compounds; toxic activity; ANGELICIN, BETA-EUDESMOL, BETA-SITOSTEROL
  13. Insectifuge — 3 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE, DELTA-3-CARENE
  14. Perfumery — 3 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE, ISOVALERIC-ACID
  15. Tranquilizer — 3 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, ISOVALERIC-ACID, JATAMANSONE
  16. Anticonvulsant — 2 compounds; toxic activity; ANGELICIN, JATAMANSONE
  17. Antiestrogenic — 2 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL, JATAMANSONE
  18. Antifeedant — 2 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-SITOSTEROL
  19. Antiflu — 2 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, ANGELICIN
  20. Antioxidant — 2 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL, MYRISTIC-ACID
  21. Antipyretic — 2 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL, JATAMANSONE
  22. Antiseptic — 2 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE
  23. Antiulcer — 2 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL, ELEMOL
  24. Candidicide — 2 compounds; BETA-PINENE, BETA-SITOSTEROL
  25. Cosmetic — 2 compounds; BEHENIC-ACID, MYRISTIC-ACID
  26. Fungicide — 2 compounds; BETA-IONONE, PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL
  27. Herbicide — 2 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE
  28. Hypocholesterolemic — 2 compounds; BETA-IONONE, BETA-SITOSTEROL
  29. Hypotensive — 2 compounds; ANGELICIN, JATAMANSONE
  30. Nematicide — 2 compounds; BETA-IONONE, MYRISTIC-ACID
  31. Spasmogenic — 2 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE
  32. Transdermal — 2 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE, BETA-PINENE
  33. Allelochemic — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  34. Allergenic? — 1 compounds; toxic activity; DELTA-3-CARENE
  35. Androgenic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  36. Angiogenic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  37. Anorexic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  38. Antiacetylcholinesterase — 1 compounds; ELEMOL
  39. Antiacne — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  40. Antiadenomic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  41. Antiaflatoxin — 1 compounds; ANGELICIN
  42. Antiandrogenic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  43. Antianoxic — 1 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL
  44. Antiarrhythmic — 1 compounds; JATAMANSONE
  45. Anticancer (Breast) — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  46. Anticancer (Cervix) — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  47. Anticancer (Lung) — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  48. Anticariogenic — 1 compounds; BETA-IONONE
  49. AntiEBV — 1 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL
  50. Antiedemic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  51. Antiemetic — 1 compounds; JATAMANSONE
  52. Antiepileptic — 1 compounds; JATAMANSONE
  53. Antifertility — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  54. Antigonadotrophic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  55. Antihyperlipoproteinaemic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  56. Antileukemic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  57. Antilymphomic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  58. Antimelanomic — 1 compounds; BETA-IONONE
  59. Antiophidic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  60. Antipeptic — 1 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL
  61. Antiplaque — 1 compounds; PATCHOULI-ALCOHOL
  62. Antipneumonic — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  63. Antiprogestational — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  64. Antiprostaglandin — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  65. Antiprostatadenomic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  66. Antiprostatitic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  67. Antisalmonella — 1 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL
  68. Antiserotoninergic — 1 compounds; JATAMANSONE
  69. Antistaphylococcic — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  70. Antitumor — 1 compounds; BETA-IONONE
  71. Antitumor (Breast) — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  72. Antitumor (Cervix) — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  73. Antitumor (Lung) — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  74. Antitumor-Promoter? — 1 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL
  75. Apoptotic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  76. Artemicide — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  77. Bacteristat — 1 compounds; N-HEXACOSANE
  78. Calcium-Antagonist — 1 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL
  79. Caspase-8-Inducer — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  80. CNS-Depressant — 1 compounds; ANGELICIN
  81. CNS-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; BETA-EUDESMOL
  82. Coleoptophile — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  83. Cytochrome-P450-Inducer — 1 compounds; BETA-IONONE
  84. Cytotoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; ANGELICIN
  85. Dermatitigenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; DELTA-3-CARENE
  86. Estrogenic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  87. Expectorant — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  88. Febrifuge — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  89. Gonadotrophic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  90. Hypercholesterolemic — 1 compounds; MYRISTIC-ACID
  91. Hypoglycemic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  92. Hypokinetic — 1 compounds; JATAMANSONE
  93. Hypolipidemic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  94. Insecticide — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  95. Insectiphile — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  96. Lubricant — 1 compounds; MYRISTIC-ACID
  97. Myorelaxant — 1 compounds; ANGELICIN
  98. Neurogenic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; BETA-EUDESMOL
  99. P450-2B1-Inhibitor — 1 compounds; ALPHA-PINENE
  100. P450-Inducer — 1 compounds; BETA-IONONE
  101. Photoactive — 1 compounds; ANGELICIN
  102. Phototoxic — 1 compounds; toxic activity; ANGELICIN
  103. Spermicide — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  104. Trichomonicide — 1 compounds; BETA-IONONE
  105. Ubiquiot — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL
  106. Ulcerogenic — 1 compounds; BETA-SITOSTEROL

Toxic compounds

  • ALPHA-PINENE — Allergenic; Plant
  • ALPHA-PINENE — Irritant; Plant
  • ANGELICIN — Anticonvulsant; Root
  • ANGELICIN — Antimutagenic; Root; IC50=1.83 uM
  • ANGELICIN — Cytotoxic; Root
  • ANGELICIN — Hepatoprotective; Root; IC50=1.83 uM
  • ANGELICIN — Phototoxic; Root
  • BETA-EUDESMOL — Antimutagenic; Root; ID50=0.09 uM/ml
  • BETA-EUDESMOL — Hepatoprotective; Root
  • BETA-EUDESMOL — Neurogenic; Root
  • BETA-IONONE — Allergenic; Root
  • BETA-PINENE — Allergenic; Plant
  • BETA-PINENE — Irritant; Plant
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL — Antimutagenic; Root; 250 ug/ml
  • BETA-SITOSTEROL — Hepatoprotective; Root
  • DELTA-3-CARENE — Allergenic?; Plant
  • DELTA-3-CARENE — Dermatitigenic; Plant
  • DELTA-3-CARENE — Irritant; Plant
  • ISOVALERIC-ACID — Irritant; Root
  • JATAMANSONE — Anticonvulsant; Root