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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-ACETOXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-ACETIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-ACETATE-DEC-4-EN-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 3-METHYL-DEC-4-EN-1-OL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHOXYDEHYDRODI-ISOEUGENOL | 0 | Aril | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 5-METHOXYDEHYDRODI-ISOEUGENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| 5-METHOXYEUGENOL | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 6-METHOXYDIHYDROISOEUGENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 20000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-COPAENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-CUBEBENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 10000.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-FARNESENE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | 40000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-HUMULENE | 2 | Essential Oil | not available | 30000.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Essential Oil | 7000.0 | 16000.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Essential Oil | 132000.0 | 265000.0 | 1.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Reverse-Transcriptase-Inhibitor | 1 | McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82. |
| Rubefacient | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Schistosomicide | 1 | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Schizophrenigenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Secretogogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sedative | 21 | Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176) |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Soap | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Spasmogenic | 6 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Spermicide | 3 | Martindale's 28th |
| Spermigenic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Stimulant | 1 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Stomachic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Sunscreen | 1 | Lazarova*, G., Kostova, I., Neychev, H. 1992. Photodynamic damage prevention by some hydroxycoumarins. Fitoterapia 64(2): 134-136, 1993. |
| Suppository | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Surfactant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tachycardic | 1 | 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. |
| Teratologic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termiticide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Termitifuge | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |