English: Spikenard; Nard; Nardin; Muskroot, Indian Spikenard.
Names: Jatamansi.
Ayurveda: balancing all three doshas.
Region: Himalayas.
Use: as a perfume; traditional medicine; incense in religious ceremonies.
Culture: endangered due to overharvesting, overgrazing, loss of habitats, forest degradation; Mary Magdalene anoints her master’s feet.
Content: acaciin; ursolic acid; octacosanol; kanshone A; nardosinonediol; nardosinone; aristolen-9beta-ol; oleanolic acid; beta-sitosterol.

BotanyFlowering plant, 1 m high; elevation of 3000 to 5000 m.
Flowers: pink, bell-shaped.Root: rhizomes, with intensely aromatic, thick amber-colored essential oil.