Jatamansi

Distribution

Few parts of india, like bhutan, sikkim, punjab, himalayas.

Chemical Constituents

Actinidine, carotene, eudesmol, jatamansic acid, jutamansone, nardol, nardostachanol, nardostachone, patchouli alcohol, isovaleric acid, virolin, angelicin, elemol, angelicin, seychalane.

Ayurvedic Properties

Pharmacological Action

• Antiepileptic property of jatamansi is helpful in treating epilepsy or apasmara.
• Hypotensive activity helps in controlling high blood pressure.
• Analgesic of jatamansi extracts are helpful to prevent painful conditions or post trauma.
• Hypothermic effects helps in giving cooling effect of the body.
• Antiemetic.
• Antiarrhythmic helps in managing cardiac complaints.
• Antispasmodic of jatamansi helps in treating muscular spasms.
• Antibacterial, antifungal, anthelmintic various infections.
• Diuretic property of jatamansi is helpful in preventing edema.
• Antianxiety properties are helpful in preventing anxiety.
• Bronchodilatory effect of jatamansi is helpful in treating swasa or bronchial asthma.

Therapeutic Uses

• High blood pressure.
• Head Ache.
• Coolant.
• Analgesic.
• Epilepsy.
• Unmada or screzoprenia

Some of the common formulations

• Ashmarihar kashay churna
• Boladi vati
• Himsagar taila
• Jatamamsyarka