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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-ACETOXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-ACETIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER 0 Seed *
2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL 0 Plant *
3-METHYL-ACETATE-DEC-4-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil *
3-METHYL-DEC-4-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil *
5-METHOXYDEHYDRODI-ISOEUGENOL 0 Aril Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5-METHOXYDEHYDRODI-ISOEUGENOL 0 Seed Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5-METHOXYEUGENOL 0 Essential Oil *
6-METHOXYDIHYDROISOEUGENOL 0 Plant *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE 0 Essential Oil 20000.0 1.00 *
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Essential Oil 3000.0 -0.52 *
ALPHA-CUBEBENE 0 Essential Oil 10000.0 -0.21 *
ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Essential Oil 40000.0 *
ALPHA-HUMULENE 2 Essential Oil 30000.0 -0.21 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Essential Oil 7000.0 16000.0 -0.28 *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Leaf Essent. Oil *
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed 180.0 1440.0 -0.46 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Seed Essent. Oil 4000.0 10000.0 1.19 *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Essential Oil 132000.0 265000.0 1.77 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Lipolytic 1 *
Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor 1 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 5 Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690.
Litholytic 1 *
Lubricant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Lyase-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-A-Inhibitor 1 *
MAO-Inhibitor 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer 1 *
Memorigenic 1 *
Memory-Enhancer 1 Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Metal-Chelator 1 McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper) 3 *
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor 1 *
Metastatic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 *
Mosquitocide 1 *
Mosquitofuge 2 *
Motor-Depressant 4 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Motor-Stimulant 1 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC