Nardostachys

Spikenard

GENUS

1. KingdomPlantae
2. PhylumTracheophyta
3. ClassMagnoliopsida
4. OrderDipsacales
5. FamilyCaprifoliaceae

Native toAssam, Bangladesh, China North-Central, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, West Himalaya

Observations64

Observations recorded1,160

甘松香属（学名：Nardostachys）是败酱科下的一个属，为直立、多年生草本植物。该属共有甘松香（N. chinensis）、匙叶甘松香（N. jatamansi）和大花甘松香（N. grandiflora）三种，分布于喜马拉雅区域。

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🔬Museum specimens

Specimen records

25

With media

9

Family

Caprifoliaceae

Collections

MO, NHMUK, B, MNHN

Recorded in

China, Japan, India

• Nardostachys jatamansi: Phytochemistry, ethnomedicinal uses, and pharmacological activities: A comprehensive review.Fitoterapia · 2024
• Nardostachys chinensis Batalin: A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2019
• Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC.-Challenges and opportunities of harnessing the untapped medicinal plant from the Himalayas.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2020
• A review on traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology and the analytical methods of the genus Nardostachys.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2021
• Aromatherapy With Nardostachys Jatamansi DC. Essential Oil Targeting the MAOA Gene Regulates Cardiac Neural Remodeling and Amino Acid Metabolism to Alleviate Sleep Deprivation-Induced Myocardial Injury.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025

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