Description
TATAMANSI (NARDOSTACHYS JATAMANSI)
Its rhizomes are used in traditional medicines in different medicinal system. It is used as a good stimulant, antispasmodic, tonic, laxative and antiepileptic. The roots and rhizomes of Nardostachys jatamansi have been used to treat hysteria, syncope epilepsy, and mental weakness.
It is used as a good stimulant, antispasmodic, tonic, laxative and antiepileptic. Jatamansi has been traditionally used in treatment of wide range of disorders, which include digestive system, circulatory system, nervous system, respiratory system, urinary system, reproductive system and skin diseases.
The root has been medically used to treat insomnia and blood, circulatory, and mental disorders. Some preparations of the plant have been used as a heptotonic, cardiotonic, analgesic, and diuretic in the Unani system of medicine.
The rhizomes of Nardostachysjatamansi, the plant commonly known as Jatamansi have been described in Ayurveda for their soothing and sedative action on the central nervous system. In the present study, the anti-stress effect of hydroethanolic extract (70%) of N.
