Ethnobotanical Plant Myristica fragrans | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Name

Kucuk Hindistancevizi Ag, Jou Kuo, Nutmeg, Jou Tou K'Ou, Mace, Buah pala, Noix De Muscade, Nuez Moscada, Muscade, Notenmuskaatboom, Jou Kou Hua, Jou Tou Hua, Kembang pala diluar, Nux Moschata

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Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Sort descending	Country/Region	Reference
Abdomen	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Ache(Stomach)	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Anodyne	Java	Duke, 1992 *
Apertif	China	Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Aphrodisiac	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Aphrodisiac	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma	Trinidad	Duke, 1992 *
Asthma	Trinidad	Wong, W. 1976. Some folk medicinal plants from Trinidad. Economic Botany 30(2): 103-142.
Astringent	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bactericide	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Bladder	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Cancer	New Zealand	Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative	China	Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Carminative	China	Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Carminative	Moluccas	Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Carminative	Elsewhere	Duke, 1992 *
Carminative	Turkey	Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Cramps	Java	Duke, 1992 *