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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 1830.0 | 2030.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALABARICONE-B | 4 | Seed | not available | 172.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALABARICONE-C | 4 | Seed | not available | 172.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Aril | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Seed | 23.0 | 29.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHOXYEUGENOL | 0 | Seed | not available | 400.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| METHYL-EUGENOL | 20 | Seed | 20.0 | 900.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-ISOEUGENOL | 15 | Seed | not available | 550.0 | not available | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Essential Oil | 16000.0 | 37000.0 | 0.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Seed | 740.0 | 5920.0 | 2.35 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Seed Essent. Oil | 25000.0 | 38000.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 60.0 | 320000.0 | 3.89 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | 3000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Essential Oil | 9000.0 | 140000.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Leaf | 410.0 | 620.0 | -0.55 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Seed | 800.0 | 12800.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Seed Essent. Oil | 5000.0 | 124000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidandruff | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidecubitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidepressant | 7 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidermatitic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antidiabetic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiarrheic | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antidiscotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 1 | Let's Live, May 1989. |
| Antidote (Iodine) | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antidote (Lead) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Strychnine) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidrepanocytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |