SC - spikenard

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/28/99 10:57:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
agora at algonet.se writes:

<< But the question is: is it a
 root from Indien or is it the Spanish "nardo", a fleshy and bitter
 flower?
 Thank you in advance >>

a Himalayan aromatic plant (Nardostachys jatamansi) of the valerian family 
from which spikenard is believed to have been derived

Spikenard itself is described as an 'ointment'.

Go figure.

Ras
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