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- Jatamansi has been in use
among the Indians as a perfume and medicine from ancient times. It is
mentioned by Susruta in a prescription for epilepsy and is prescribed by
Indian physicians as a nervine tonic, carminative and aromatic adjunct
in the preparation of medicinal oils and ghees.
- It grows in the alpine
Himalayas from Punjab to Sikkim and Bhutan, at altitudes of between
3,000 and 5,000 m.
- The flowers are rosy, pale
pink or blue, in dense cymes.The rhizome is used as a substitute for
valerian. The whole plant has a distinct and lingering smell.
- The rhizome of Jatamansi
has high medicinal value and the essential oil extracted from the
rhizomes is used in perfumery. Jatamansi is also locally known as
Bhulte, Balchhad, and Masijara in different parts of Nepal. It is known
as Spikenard in English.
- Jatamansi is harvested for
local use as well as for the trade of its valuable roots/rhizomes. The
appropriate time for harvesting Jatamansi is October through
December.
- Traditional healers use the
root for different purposes. It is used as a stimulant, antiseptic,
insect repellent and for the treatment of epilepsy, hysteria, convulsive
affections, stomachache, constipation and cholera.
- The rhizome is used as an
aromatic adjunct in the preparation of medicinal oil. It is also
believed to be useful for leprosy. Mixed with sesame oil, it is rubbed
on the head as a nerve sedative. Its oil is also believed to promote
growth and impart blackness to hair. The local people also use the
rhizome for making incense by mixing it with the powder of Juniper and
Sunpati.
- The essential oil extracted
from jatamansi rhizomes is used in traditional medicines, cosmetics and
flavoured tobacco in India. It is also increasingly popular as a
fixative for perfumes and aromatherapy products in other
countries.
- In Nepal,the processing
plant produces essential oil through steam distillation. About 150-180
kilograms of dried jatamansi rhizomes can be processed per batch, which
yields 1.33-1.60 kilograms of oil. Annual production is expected to be
150 kilograms of jatamansi oil, which should expand to 250 kilograms. At
full capacity, the facility will serve 225 gatherers, who each sell an
average of 150 kilograms of dried jatamansi per year.
- The main market is Indian
manufacturers, but European and North American cosmetics firms are
potential purchasers.
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Content Headlines on CD ROM |
General
- Plants for a Future
- Ayurveda Herb
Jatamansi
- Nardostachys jatamansi
Information
- Jatamansi
- Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia
Safety Document
- Valerian And
Nardostachys
- Spikenard
- Indian Herbs
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Growth And cultivation
- Need for scientific
intervention for its cultivation in central Himalaya
- Herbal Monograph
- Distribution And
Habitat
- Commercial viability of
cultivation of an endangered medicinal herb
- Cultural Research on Samayo
for its Domestication
- Medicinal And Aromatic
plant cultivation in Uttaranchal
- Valerianaceae
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Extraction
- Steam Distillation, CO2's
And Absolutes
- Hina-India's Mystery
Perfume
- Revenue generation from
community forestry and its impact on Protected areas in Nepal
- How Essential Oils are
made
- Evaluation Of Germplasm and
Threat Status of the Alpine Medicinal herb
- Great Drink of Roots
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Products
- Herbal Tonics
- Medicinal Oil
- Spikenard Essential
Oil
- Spikenard Essential Oil
Information
- Spikenard Oils
- Spikenard Perfumes
- Powders &
Tablets
- Jatamansi Capsules
- Material Safety Data
Sheet
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Company profiles
- Elixir Extracts Private
Limited
- Herbs Forever Inc
- Market New Zealand
Limited
- Victory Corporate And
Technical Services Pvt Ltd
- Surajbala Exports Private
Limited
Medicinal
Uses
- A Critically endangered
medicinal plant of west Himalaya
- Threats to the
sustainability of Ethno- medicinal uses
- Explore the medicinal plant
wealth of Van Vihar at Potter's Hill
- Plant oils provide great
Medicinal Value
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Standards
- The safety issue in
aromatherapy
- Role of Natural Products in
Resource Management
- Biodiversity
- Developing the medicinal
plants sector in Northern India
Production
management
- Biotechnology, biodiversity
and natural resources management
- Utilization of non timber
forest products
- Alphine medicinal plant
trade and Himalayan Mountain Livelihood Strategies
- Heterogeneity In
Ethnoecological Knowledge and Management of Medicinal Plants in the
Himalayas Of Nepal
- Experiences of the
Non-Timber Forests products Based Enterprise development in Nepal
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Markets
- Baseline Information On
Medicinal Plants Conservation And Sustainable utilisation
- Medicinal Plants and
Conservation
- Intervention for the
Benefits of Local Communities
- Current Status And
Distribution of Commercially exploited medicinal and aromatic
Plants
- Medicinal Plants in
Meghalaya
- Laws and regulations
relating to conservation, trade and use of medicinal plants
- Inventory And Future
Management Strategies
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Reports
- Earth Negotiations
Bulletin
- 5th International congress
on Traditional Asian Medicine
- Monitoring the
Effects of community Based Conservation and commercial
utilization
- Knowledge Sharing for the
Natural Resource community
- Convention on International
trade in Endangered Species
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Buyers And Suppliers
- Anu Chem. Industries
- Buying Leads
- Jatamansi Importers
- Essential Oil Supplier
Directory
- Gyan Flavours Export
- Export Shopee
- Jatamansi Oil
suppliers
- Exporters Of Jatamansi
Oil
- K.Patel Phyto Extractions
Pvt Ltd
- Rolex Impex Co
- G.Das & Co. Pvt.
Ltd
- Suppliers In the UK
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Projects
- Allachy Project
- New Biomass Project
- USAID Global Conservation
Program- Nepal Project
- Biotechnology for Societal
Development
- Biodiversity Conservation
Project
- H.P Govt Initiatives in
promoting Himalayan Medicinal Plants
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