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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DELPHINIDIN | 9 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-CADINENE | 9 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIARYLPROPANOIDS | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| DIPENTENE | 7 | Seed | 3200.0 | 12800.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| DL-ALPHA-PINENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 30000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DL-DEHYDROISOEUGENOL | 0 | Aril | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DL-LIMONENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | 26000.0 | 80000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMENE | 3 | Aril | 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. |
| ELEMICIN | 16 | Essential Oil | 1000.0 | 12000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMICIN | 16 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMICIN | 16 | Seed | 20.0 | 4000.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ELEMICIN | 16 | Seed Essent. Oil | 1000.0 | 21000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Aril | 40000.0 | 150000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EO | 0 | Bark | not available | 1400.0 | -0.84 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| EO | 0 | Leaf | 4100.0 | 6200.0 | -0.47 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| EO | 0 | Seed | 20000.0 | 160000.0 | 1.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | 2000.0 | 3000.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Seed | 40.0 | 320.0 | -0.93 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Seed Essent. Oil | 1000.0 | 38000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Essential Oil | 1000.0 | 3000.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 28 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 16 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |