Extracted by steam distillation from the rhizomes dried of Nardostachys jatamansi (D.Don) DC. (nardo Indian, jatamansi, spikenard), plant rizomatous perennial of the Caprifoliacee (ex Valerianacee) native of the prati alpini of the Himalaya (Nepal, Bhutan, India northern) among the 3.000 and the 5.000 m of elevation. The nardo Indian and one in the perfumes more prezious and sacri of the storia: Maria Maddalena unse the feet of Gesu with a vaso of nardo preziosissimo ('nardus pisticum', expensive as 300 denari, costo of 300 giornate lavorative) secondo the Vangeli of Giovanni and Marco. The phytochemical profile is dominated by aristolen-9-beta-olo (aristolene: 5-15%), nardosina (15-25%) and valeranone (10-20%), with beta-maaliol and calarene — sesquiterpenes caratteristic with documented activity sedative of the SNC, analgesic and anti-inflammatory. The nardo has a of the azioni sedative and ansiolitic more powerful among the essential oils, mediata from the potenziamento of the sistema GABAergico. In aromatherapy and used as sedative deep and anxiolytic, ipnotic natural, antistress, meditative and as base for perfumes oriental and sacri of tradition millenaria. Base note earthy-muschiata, warm, umosa and deeply animalesca.

India northern, China, Japan

Rhizomes and roots dried and pressati

Steam distillation

• The nardo is useful for all the disorders of origin nervous:attenua the eccitation, the ipersensibility and the suscettibility, counteracts the anxiety states and of preoccupation.
• IS recommended in case of disorders mental dovuti to shock nervous or emotive, atonia nervous, dizziness and sveniment, palpitations, insomnia.
• L'essence is a valido aiuto in case of headache and colic of origin nervous.
• IS a effective remedy against the disorders legati to menopause, premenstrual syndrome and dismenorrea.
• IS particularly recommended in the care of the skin mature (antinvecchiamento).

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