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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | 2000.0 | 7000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL | 15 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLOL-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Aril | not available | 0.4 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Seed | not available | 0.6 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Essential Oil | 2000.0 | 8000.0 | 1.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPAENE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| COPAENE | 1 | Seed Essent. Oil | 2000.0 | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Aril | 6.0 | 25.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Seed | 10.0 | 21.0 | 0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYANIDIN | 7 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CYMENE | 0 | 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. |
| D-ALPHA-PINENE | 0 | Seed | 2600.0 | 64000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BETA-PINENE | 0 | Seed | 1800.0 | 64000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| D-BORNEOL | 4 | Seed | 4200.0 | 25600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDRODIISOEUGENOL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROISOEUGENOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DEHYDROISOEUGENOL | 3 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 1 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihepatitic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrophobic | 1 | Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart. |
| Antihypercholesterolemic | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antihyperglycemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperkinetic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihyperlipidemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperlipoproteinaemic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antihypertensive | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihypoglycemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |