599-603Jatamansi, botanically equated to Nardostachys jatamansi, is an
important drug of Ayurveda and used in different traditional systems of
medicine. Rhizome of some other species such as Valeriana wallichi and Selinum
vaginatum, being rich in essential oil contents, are also sold in herbal
drug market by the same vernacular name. Present study is aimed to authenticate
identity and validity all these species on the basis of taxonomical characters