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Spikenard “An ancient fragrant and costly ointment prepared mainly from a plant of the same name,” says my dictionary. Apparently it is also called muskroot which is the name of a flowering plant of the valerian family found originally in the Himalayan mountains. The rhizomes of spikenard are crushed and distilled into an amber coloured […]