Sucrose (table sugar) is made by joining two specific monomers, glucose and fructose. Different monosaccharide pairs produce many of the common disaccharide sugars we associate with food, including sucrose, maltose (malt sugar, two glucose monomers) and lactose (milk sugar, glucose and galactose monomers).
Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant of the valerian family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India. The oil has been used over centuries as a perfume, a traditional medicine, or in religious ceremonies across a wide territory from India to Europe. Catholic Church iconography uses spikenard to represent Saint Joseph. With this meaning, Pope Francis has included
The Green Spikenard is superior to the Brown or Red Spikenard. Note that American Spikenard Aralia racemosa is not the Spikenard mentioned in the Bible. In the Bible, Spikenard is the oil used by Mary to anoint Jesus' feet a few days before his death.It was a much valued Biblical perfume and was very costly. Spikenard does not smell like a sweet perfume that has been advertised and sold in many book and gift stores.To appreciate the medicinal and natural perfume properties this oil contains it is necessary to study the history and culture of Biblical times.ote that American Spikenard Aralia racemosa is not the Spikenard mentioned in the Bible. In the Bible, Spikenard is the oil used by Mary to anoint Jesus' feet a few days before his death. It was a much valued Biblical perfume and was very costly.