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MORTAR & KETTLE
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KIND · Roots & Rhizomes

spikenard root

Nardostachys jatamansi

Resinous, earthy root long prized for sleep.

1CHEMISTRY2USED IN1IN THE JOURNAL
spikenard root

CHEMISTRY

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The characteristic compounds documented in this ingredient, plus any the library traces to it in a recipe. Not an exhaustive phytochemistry.

jatamansone

earthy, sedative

USED IN

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No.003
Spikenard & Star Anise
earthy, resinous calm
No.004
Spikenard, Lavender & Star Anise
grounding and floral at once

IN THE JOURNAL

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Note.13
The perfume in the jar is now a protected species