NARDOSTACHYS

(Lat.), n. f. Na3rd-o2st'a2k(ach2)-is(us). Gen., -stach'yos (-stach'yis). Gr., va.pS6vTa.xvs (from vdpSos, spikenard, and <rrdxvs, an ear of corn). Ger., Nardendhre, Narde. 1. Of the ancients, the N. jatamansi. 2. A genus of valerianaceous herbs. [B, 42, 115, 121 (a, 35).] N. grandiflora. Ger., gro blumige Narde. A species found in Nepal and Kamaon. The root resembles Indian nard and was probably used by the ancients for the same purposes. [B, 180, 496 (a, ).]-N. jatamansi. Fr., nard indien, n. indique. Ger., dchte Narde. A species indigenous to Nepal, Bhotan, and other parts of the Him a lay as. Its bitter aromatic root, known as nard, or spikenard (the vdpSot IvSixri of the ancients), formed one of the chief ingredients in nard ointment, and is used in India as a perfume for the hair. It was formerly used largely as a medicine, its properties resembling those of official valerian. A brown volatile oil contained in the rhizome is employed in epilepsy," hysteria, and convulsions. [B, 5, 18, 77, 121, 173, 180, 183 (o, 35); Nouv. rem.," Nov. 8, 1888, p. 494 (o, 50).] [s. 70]