Spikenard Bulk Final
Organic Spikenard Essential Oil

  • Cmmon Name: Spikenard ( Jatamansi)
  • Botanical Name :  Nardostachys grandiflora DC C
  • Country of Origin: Nepal
  • Type: Wild harvested
  • Status: Organic Certified
  • Method of Extraction: Steam Distillation

Description

Magnificent spikenard, an aromatic flowering plant is found in the mountain belt of Nepal at an elevation of 3000m to 5000m and extracted oil is highly fragrant from the steam-distilled rhizome of the spikenard plant. This essential oil has a sweet, woody, spicy aroma that some say resembles valerian however, the dry down is softer with more delicate woody and earthy nuisances.

SPECIFICATIONS

SPECIFICATIONS(range)
SPECIFIC GRAVITY@25
0.9501-0.9987
REFRACTIVE INDEX@25
1.474-1.548
OPTICAL ROTATION@25
1.77-3.64
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
Liquid 
Conforms 
COLOR 
Greenish, pale yellow to amber
Conforms 
ODOR 
Characteristics earthly pleasant and woody.
Conforms 
SOLUBILITY
Soluble in ethyl alcohol, insoluble in water
SPECIAL USE INSTRUCTIONS
Dilute before use.
Primary constituents
Spirojatamol , Valeranone, Patchoulol