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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
NEROL 10 Essential Oil *
NEROL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil *
OCTANOIC-ACID 5 Seed Essent. Oil *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Seed Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 13000.0 176000.0 0.47 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed Essent. Oil *
P-COUMARIC-ACID 25 Seed 7.0 -0.52 *
P-CYMEN-8-OL 0 Essential Oil *
P-CYMENE 16 Essential Oil 5000.0 8000.0 -0.57 *
P-CYMENE 16 Leaf Essent. Oil *
P-CYMENE 16 Seed 120.0 960.0 -0.48 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
P-CYMENE 16 Seed Essent. Oil 6000.0 43000.0 0.48 *
P-MENTH-CIS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil 1000.0 3000.0 *
P-MENTH-CIS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 4000.0 *
P-MENTH-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL 0 Essential Oil *
P-MENTH-TRANS-2-ENE-1,4-DIOL 0 Essential Oil *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 25000.0 128000.0 1.94 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed Essent. Oil *
PECTIN 24 Seed 5000.0 6000.0 -0.98 *
PENTADECANOIC-ACID 1 Seed *
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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