Spikenard, popularly known as Jatamansi in India. In Ayurveda, this herb has multiple benefits for skincare, treating a bacterial infection, odor removing to anti-inflammatory, sleep-inducing. Jatamansi is great to help to maintain uterine health. Jatamansi is considered to be memory enhancing. It also has relaxing and calming attributes which makes it an important ingredient for various ayurvedic and herbal medicinal products. The root has been medically used to treat insomnia and blood, circulatory, and mental disorders.
Benefits:
- Jatamansi, also known as “tapaswani” in Ayurveda, is a perennial, dwarf, hairy, herbaceous and endangered plant species.
- It acts as a brain tonic and helps to improve memory and brain functions by preventing cell damage due to its antioxidant property.
- It also calms down the brain and manages anxiety as well as insomnia. 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.