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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAFROLE | 29 | Seed Essent. Oil | 1000.0 | 60000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Aril | 30.0 | 320.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | 2.0 | 25.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCLAREOL | 5 | 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. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Aril | not available | 800.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 109.0 | 160.0 | -0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Aril | not available | 317000.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| STARCH | 5 | Seed | not available | 300000.0 | -0.04 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Aril | not available | 110.0 | not available | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Seed | not available | 130.0 | -0.37 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Essential Oil | 30000.0 | 63000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Seed | 600.0 | 4800.0 | 1.92 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Seed Essent. Oil | 30000.0 | 247000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | 1000.0 | 2000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL-ACETATE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-YL-ACETATE | 0 | Seed | 20.0 | 160.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| TERPINEOL | 18 | 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. |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Essential Oil | 10000.0 | 17000.0 | -0.27 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Lipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |