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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Myristica fragrans (Myristicaceae)

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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE 0 Seed Essent. Oil 2000.0 7000.0 1.00 *
CITRONELLOL 15 Essential Oil *
CITRONELLOL 15 Seed Essent. Oil *
CITRONELLOL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil *
COBALT 2 Aril 0.4 *
COBALT 2 Seed 0.6 -0.18 *
COPAENE 1 Essential Oil 2000.0 8000.0 1.40 *
COPAENE 1 Seed Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
COPAENE 1 Seed Essent. Oil 2000.0 3000.0 *
COPPER 12 Aril 6.0 25.0 *
COPPER 12 Seed 10.0 21.0 0.56 *
CYANIDIN 7 Plant *
CYANIDIN 7 Seed *
CYMENE 0 Seed Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
D-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Seed 2600.0 64000.0 *
D-BETA-PINENE 0 Seed 1800.0 64000.0 *
D-BORNEOL 4 Seed 4200.0 25600.0 *
DEHYDRODIISOEUGENOL 0 Fruit *
DEHYDROISOEUGENOL 3 Plant *
DEHYDROISOEUGENOL 3 Seed *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 5 *
Antiprostaglandin 3 *
Antiprostanoid 1 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 4 *
Antiprostatotic 1 *
Antipruritic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antipsoriac 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipyretic 4 *
Antiradicular 6 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
AntiRaynaud's 1 *
Antiretinopathic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 4 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
Antirhinitic 1 *
Antirhinoviral 1 Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994.
Antisalmonella 4 *
Antisarcomic 1 *