Crude drug sample data base
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Crude drug name | Market name | 甘松 |
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| Formal name | 甘松香 | |
| Japanese name | かんしょうこう, Kanshōkō | |
| Vernacular name | Gansong | |
| Latin name | Nardostachys Radix et Rhizoma (CP) | |
| English name | Nardostachys Root (CP), Nardostachys Rhizome | |
| Original plant name | Nardostachys chinensis Batal. | |
| Family name | Valerianaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | rhizome |
| Collection information | Hong Kong, Wing Tai Hong Medicine Co.,Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1972/12/00 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba | |
| Identifier | SeiichiYamaji | |
| Remarks | Nat.Med.,53(2),61-71(1999) | |
| TMPW No. | 4271 | |
Scientific information data base
| Common name | 甘松香, Gansongxiang, Nardostachys Radix et RhizomaCP, Nardostachys RootCP | ||||||
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| Synonyms | 甘松（Gansong） | ||||||
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| Original plant name | Nardostachys chinensis Batalin, Nardostachys jatamansi DC. (= Nardostachys grandiflora DC.) (B1) | ||||||
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| Family name | Valerianaceae | ||||||
| Used part | rhizome | ||||||
| Official compendium | CP (2025 ed.) | ||||||
| Clinical application | It is used as an analgesic, sedative, and stomachic agent for the treatment of epigastric and abdominal distension with pain, stomach pain, vomiting, loss of appetite, and chronic diarrhea. A decoction is also used as a warm compress for edema associated with beriberi. Nowadays, it is used more commonly as a fragrance ingredient than for medicinal purposes. | ||||||
| Medical system | Traditional Chinese medicine | ||||||
| Drug effect in traditional medicine | Traditional classification | Carminatives for regulating flow of Qi | |||||
| Beneficial effect | [Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent and sweet. [Meridian Tropism] Spleen and stomach meridians. [Actions] To regulate qi and relieve pain, resolve depression and enliven the spleen; topical application: to dispel dampness and disperse swelling. [Indications] Distention and fullness in the epigastrium and abdomen, anepithymia, vomiting, and topically toothache, beriberi with swelling and toxin. | ||||||
| Chemical constituent | Terpenoids (Essential oils) N. grandiflora (*C1): d-Nardostachone Sesquiterpenoids N. grandiflora (*C1): Valeranone Coumarins N. grandiflora (*C1): Jatamansin, Oroselol | ||||||
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| Pharmacological effect | Sedation. | ||||||
| DNA sequence | AF446950 | ||||||
| Classical reference (Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao") |  ※Click this image to see the actual image | ||||||
| Disease | Feeling of pressure in the chest, Full stomach, Abdominal pain, Anorexia, Beriberi edema, Diarrhea, Vomitting | ||||||
| Formulation | rarely used in formula | ||||||
| Related drugs | Jatamansi (Ayurveda), sPang-spos (Tibetan Medicine) | ||||||
| References | CP: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2025 edi. B1)Nat.Med.,53(2),61-71(1999). C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 50-51. | ||||||
| Remarks | "Jatamansi" and "sPang-spos" are the root or rhizome of Nardostachys grandiflora. "Jatamansi" is applied for hysteria, schizophrenia, spasm, hypertension, loose hair, gray hair, dysmenorrhea, insomnia and excitement in Ayurveda (Traditional Indian Medicine). "sPang-spos" is used for removing heat and counteracting toxicity, removing edema with cold of deficiency type, bone-setting and draining pus in Tibetan Medicine. It is applied for epidemic fever, febrile illness and dermatitis. | ||||||
| Last renewal date | 2026/07/22 | ||||||
