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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | 2000.0 | 7000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Aril | not available | 0.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.6 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Essential Oil | 2000.0 | 8000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Aril | 6.0 | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 10.0 | 21.0 | 0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYMENE | 0 | 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. |
| D-ALPHA-PINENE | 0 | Seed | 2600.0 | 64000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BETA-PINENE | 0 | Seed | 1800.0 | 64000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Seed | 4200.0 | 25600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDRODIISOEUGENOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROISOEUGENOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROISOEUGENOL | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiTNF | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitrypanosomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 14 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Bladder) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Ovary) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |