A Grammatical Dictionary of Botanical Latin

Nardus,-i s.f.II), abl. sg. nardo, and nardum,-i (s.n.II), abl. sg. nardo: nard; nard-balsam, nard-oil;

Nard (Eng.noun): > L. nardus, > Gk. nardos: spikenard; matgrass; an ointment made partly from nard: spikenard; the rhizomes of any of several pharmceutically useful plants of the genus Valeriana (as V. celtica, V. tuberosa) or of the related plant (Nardostachys jatamansi” (WIII);

- Syrio madefacta tempora nardo, the temples (of the head) moistened with Syrian oil-of-nard.

- tempora nardo destillantia, the temples (of the head) dripping with oil-of-nard.

Nardia: named for Stanislao Nardi (?-1730). The genus Nardia was published by Asa Gray in 1821. (ref. genus Nardia) (calflora.net).

Nardus,-i (s.m.II), “a genus of grasses having spikelets forming a one-sided spike with each spikelet having a single flower” (WIII).

Nardostachys Jatamansi DC., Jatamansi (Valerianaceae), “source of an essential oil, supposed to improve hairgrowth and causing blackness of hair. Recommended in perfumery. It is the Nardus Root or Spikenard of the Ancients; used for nervous disorders. In Ancient Roman times source of an expensive, perfumed salve; used by the wealthy Roman women as cosmetic” (Uphof).

Valeriana officinalis L., Valerian: cultivated in Europe as a condiment and perfume. “Dried rhizomes are employed medicinally as stomachic, nervine, antispasmodic, astringent of intestinal catarrh” (Uphof).