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Spikenard
Nardostachys jatamansi
Nardostachys jatamansi is a flowering plant of the Valerian family that grows in the Himalayas. It is a source of a type of intensely aromatic amber-colored essential oil, spikenard. The oil has, since ancient times, been used as a perfume, as a medicine and in religious contexts. It is also called spikenard, nard, nardin, or muskroot.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
On the Virtues of Herbs
Macer Floridus (Odo of Meung) · 1090 · p.88
History of Aromatics and Simple Medicines Born in the Indies
Carolus Clusius (ed.) · 1593 · p.131
Herbarius
1485 · p.294
Latin Herbal
1484 · p.293
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1486 · p.294
Commentaries on the Six Books of Dioscorides
Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1560 · p.128
Latin Herbal with German Synonyms
1484 · p.321
Herbarius latinus (with Dutch synonyms)
1486 · p.291
Herbal of Virtues
1499 · p.293
Garden of Health
1507 · p.343
Garden of Health
1507 · p.344
On Medical Materials in Six Books
Dioscorides · 1550 · p.48
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 496140.