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Jatamansi
Common name: Spikenard
Vernacular name: Bhulte, Jatamansi
Botanical name: Nardostachys grandiflora DC.
Family: Valerianaceae
Description
An erect perennial herb, ca 10-30cm high, Rootstock long, stout, woody, Radical leaves elongate spathulate, cauline leaves sessile, few, oblong or sub-ate, Flowers rosy, pale pink or blue, in dense cymes.
Flowering period: July-August.
Fruiting period: September-October,
Parts used: Rootstocks.
Distribution: The plant grows throughout Nepal at an altitude between 3200- 5000m. Himalaya (Uttar Pradesh to Bhutan), W. China.
Propagation: The Plant is propagated by cuttings of rootstocks and sometimes by seeds.
Method of extraction of Jatamansi Oil: Jatamansi Oil is obtained by steam distillation of dried rhizomes of Nardostachys grandiflora DC.
| Specification of Jatamansi |
| 1. Organoleptic Properties |
| Appearance |
Fluid to slightly viscous liquid, |
| Color |
Greenish blue or deep blue. |
| Aroma |
Sweet-woody and spicy-animal odor; suggestive of patchouli and valenrian. |
| 2. Physico-chemical Properties |
| Specific gravity |
0.9300 to 0.9587 at 250C. |
| Refractive index |
1.5055 to 1.5458 at 250C. |
| Acid number |
1.5 to 8 |
| Ester number |
6 to 45 |
| Ester number after acetylation |
40 to 65 |
| Solubility |
Soluble in 0.4 to 1.5 vol. of 90% alcohol. |
3. Chemical constituent
Valeranone (jatamansone), spirojatamol, patchouli alcohol, norseychelanone, ά - and β - patchoulene, jatamol A and B, jatamansic acid, terpenic coumarins-oroseol, jatamansin. |
4. Uses:
- In perfumery and in flovors as a modifier for valerian, hop, ginger etc
- Aromatherapy: Sedative, Antihypertensive.
- In perfumery such as oriental bases, heavy florals, fougeres, woody bases, etc; in flavors as a modifier for valerian, hop, ginger, calamus, cardamom, etc.
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