Nardostachys grandiflora

Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Nardostachys grandiflora
Scientific Name and Description
Nardostachys grandiflora DC.

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, centutti, cepalamam, ceppika, ceppikamancil, ceppitil, cepputil, cokkali, cokkali, cokkali, cokkalimancil, elam, elam, irattapittacamani, jadamanji, jatamanci, jatamashi, jatamasi, kaccolam, kaccolam, kantamanci, karpakam, karpakam1, kattikkorai, kentamancil, kiratini, kiratini@, kutalaccan, kutalaccankorai, kutalaccankori, kutavatikam, mamaci, mamici, mamjici, manci, mancil, muleram, nakuli, nakuli1, nalatai, nalataimanci, nalattam, nalattam, nalattamancil, nalinamata, namattam, namattam, namattam, narattam, narattam, nattuccatamanci, navattam, paicaci, paicacimancil, paruncay, parunkorai, pecivacikai, perungorai, perunkorai, picacci, picaci, picacicci, picacintan, picacu, picacumancil, piracci, putacacini, putakecani, putakecini, putaku, putakumancil, putam, 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
References

Literature

Literature
HAMDARD PHARMACOPOEIA OF EASTERN MEDICINE Author - HAKIM MOHAMED SAID
INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS Vol 1 -4 Author - K.R. KIRTIKAR, B.D. BASU & AN I.C.S.
UNANI ADVIA-E-MUFRADA FOURTH EDITION 1986 Author - HAKEEM SYED SAFIUDDIN ALI
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
Alpine meadows of Uttaranchal Author - G.S.Rawat
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)