Spikenard

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Latin Name	Nardostachys jatamansi
Chinese Name	Gan Song
Family	Valerianaceae
Note	Base
Aroma	<Moderate> Vanilla-like
Color	Clear-Yellow
Parts Distilled	Rhizome
Regions	Nepal, China, India, Europe, USA
Taste	Bitter, Sweet
Nature	Cooling
Affinity	LR/PC
Major Chemical Constituents	Pinene (~60%), esters (bornyl acetate)
Skin Type	All, esp. Dry & Mature
Dosage	10% dilution

Clear Heart fire for palpitations, tachycardia, arrhythmia, agitation, hysteria, anxiety, insomnia, chest distress
Subdue Liver wind for headaches, seizures, facial tic

Heart Fire with tachycardia and insomnia (CV-17, HT-7, PC-6, PC-8, LI- 11)
Liver Wind epilepsy and convulsions (GV-20, GB-20, LR-14, LR-2, LR- 3, BL-12, GB-31)

Apply directly to CV-17, CV-15, PC-6, and HT-7 to calm the shen.
8% dilution of Spikenard (40%), Sweet Marjoram (40%), and Blue Chamomile (20%) for Liver Wind.
8% dilution of Spikenard (40%), Sweet Marjoram (30%), and Terebinth (30%) for Wind-Phlegm in a St. John's wort carrier oil base.

The heaviest and most sedating oil in the materia medica
Powerful oil, works at a very deep level
Panic attach
Shock response
Strong scent
Change of path with sense of completion
Death anxiety, of self or others
Ending relationships, with a healthy completion
Anoint at the end of a ceremony, to prepare for completion (death)
Transition from the peak of yang before it turns fully to yin
Strongly calms shen
Strong scent
Helps one to learn to love themselves
Its heavy sedating quality helps in excess conditions when something must change immediately (panic)
Can bring up sadness and anxiety when the shift in energy is greatest
Can help relieve the sadness of moving on at the end of a relationship or a life
Can help you to separate from anxiety and pain
Helps to support the path that you are on