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Common Names
Mace; Nutmeg; Muskatnussbaum (Ger.); nogal moscado (Sp.); nuez moscada (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Seed Essent. Oil | 1000.0 | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Aril | 244000.0 | 324000.0 | 0.00 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 250000.0 | 400000.0 | 0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHYL-ALCOHOL | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Aril | 38000.0 | 48000.0 | -0.58 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FIBER | 15 | Seed | 40000.0 | 116000.0 | -0.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FORMIC-ACID | 13 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Seed | not available | 15000.0 | -1.00 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| FURFUROL | 0 | Seed | not available | 15000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Essential Oil | 21000.0 | 47000.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Seed | 580.0 | 4640.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Seed Essent. Oil | 19000.0 | 68000.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GENTISIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Griffiths, L. A. 1959. On the Distribution of Gentisic Acid in Green Plants. J. Exp. Biol. 10: 437. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Seed Essent. Oil | 36000.0 | 119000.0 | 1.17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostaglandin | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostanoid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatadenomic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiprostatitic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisarcomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |