Zeleni nard
An earthy, green-rooty version of spikenard. Green nard smells like freshly dug rhizomes: wet soil, patchouli-adjacent, with a mossy-herbaceous quality less heavy than traditional nard.
- Type
- Sirovina
- Olfactive family
- Cvetni
- Source
- roots and rhizomes
- Chemical class
- complex natural (essential oil)
Miris
Detaljno
Zanimljivosti
Spikenard was so valuable in the ancient world that the jar Mary Magdalene used to anoint Jesus was reportedly worth 300 denarii, roughly a year's wages for a laborer. The plant grows wild at elevations of 3,000-5,000 meters in the Himalayas of Nepal, India, and China.
Dobijanje i hemija
Način dobijanja
Steam distillation of fresh or lightly dried rhizomes. The degree of drying determines the balance between green and traditional nard character. Less dried material retains more light terpenes. Nardostachys jatamansi is listed on CITES Appendix II, requiring documentation for international trade.
- Formula
- Complex mixture: jatamansone/valeranone (C₁₅H₂₄O), patchouli alcohol (C₁₅H₂₆O), calarene (C₁₅H₂₄)
- CAS
- 8022-22-8
- Botanički naziv
- Nardostachys jatamansi
- Izgled
- Colorless to pale yellow liquid
- Jačina mirisa
- Srednji
- Sinonimi
- SPIKENARD NARD
No IFRA Standard for the material itself (51st Amendment)
- Relativna gustina
- 0.940–0.980 @ 20 °C
- Nota
- Dark blue to greenish oil from steam distillation of roots
U parfemima
Green nard is a natural heart-to-base note in sacred, green-amber, and earth-mossy compositions. It provides fresher, more accessible spikenard character with retained green-herbaceous terpenes. Less dark and heavy than aged nard. Works alongside frankincense, vetiver, and moss in compositions referencing sacred anointing traditions. Nardostachys jatamansi is CITES-listed; sourcing must be sustainable.
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