Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Spikenard
โกฐชฎามังสี · Kot Chatamangsi
Nardostachys jatamansi (D. Don) DC.
- Family
- Caprifoliaceae
- Part used
- root and rhizome
- Crude drug
- Nardostachyos Radix et Rhizoma
- Other names
- Chinese Spikenard, Jatamansi
- In the announcement
- Used in 3 notifiable formulas
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Spikenard
Summarised from the Spikenard monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried root and rhizome, with remnants of stem and leaves,.
The pharmacopoeia sets no minimum marker content for this herb. Use the raw material quality criteria below for acceptance testing.
Constituents
Spikenard contains volatile oil of which sesquiterpenoids (e.g., jatamansone or valeranone, nardosinone) are its major components. It also contains other sesquiterpenoids (e.g., nardin), alkaloids (e.g., actinidine), coumarins, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 2.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 11.0% w/w |
| Acid-insoluble ash | Not more than 6.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 5.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 2.0% w/w |
| Volatile oil | Not less than 1.0% v/w |
Storage: Spikenard shall be kept in well-closed containers, preferably of metal or glass, protected from light, and stored in a cool and dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Spikenard
3 formulas containing Spikenard
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Ya Hom Thep Chit Fragrant cordial formula for dizziness and palpitationsRelieves subtle wind (lom kong la-iat) causing symptoms such as dizziness, faintness (sawing sawai), palpitations, etc., and nourishes the mind (bamrung duang chit) so that it is refreshed
- Ya Hom Nawakot Fragrant nine-kot formula for dizziness and nauseaRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian), nausea and vomiting (wind causing tightness in the chest, lom chuk naen nai ok) in the elderly; relieves post-fever wind (lom plai khai) (after recovering from fever, symptoms remain such as nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating and fatigue)
- Ya Hom Thipphaosot Divine-remedy fragrant formula for dizzinessRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian)
Development potential
Develop Spikenard into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas3 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria6 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot setquality is checked with the raw-material criteria
Three ways forward 1Notify a listed formula2Adapt it through detailed notification3Develop a Category B herbal medicine or Category C health productSee the development pathway
K-API · manufacturing in the group
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