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

Common Names

Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.)

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name	Activity Count	Plant Part	Low Parts Per Million	High Parts Per Million	Standard Deviation	Reference
(+)-BETA-PINENE	0	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	680000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-BORNEOL	0	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LIMONENE	0	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	42000.0	-0.68	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LINALOOL	0	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-MYRISFRAGRANSIN	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(+)-PINENE	0	Seed Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN	38	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL	0	Essential Oil	22000.0	42000.0	-0.62	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL	0	Leaf Essent. Oil	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOL	0	Seed Essent. Oil	22000.0	32000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE	67	Seed	440.0	5600.0	0.19	Duke, 1992 *
1-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIME...PROPAN-1-OL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOX...PROPANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,...PROPYL-ACETATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,...PROPYL-BENZOATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,6DI...PROPAN-1-OL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
1-(5-ACETOXY-3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLY...PROPYL-ACETATE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)-PROPANE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-ACETIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER	0	Seed	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antiototic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant	30	Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipancreatitic	1	Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipellagric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal	1	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic	2	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant	5	Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
AntiPGE2	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipharyngitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiplaque	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antiplasmodial	2	Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipodriac	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antipolio	2	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipoliomyelitic	1	Duke, 1992 *