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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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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
DELPHINIDIN 9 Seed *
DELTA-CADINENE 9 Essential Oil *
DIARYLPROPANOIDS 0 Seed Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
DIPENTENE 7 Seed 3200.0 12800.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
DL-ALPHA-PINENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil 30000.0 *
DL-DEHYDROISOEUGENOL 0 Aril Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DL-LIMONENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil 26000.0 80000.0 *
ELEMENE 3 Aril 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.
ELEMICIN 16 Essential Oil 1000.0 12000.0 1.00 *
ELEMICIN 16 Fruit *
ELEMICIN 16 Seed 20.0 4000.0 1.32 *
ELEMICIN 16 Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 21000.0 *
EO 0 Aril 40000.0 150000.0 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
EO 0 Bark 1400.0 -0.84 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
EO 0 Leaf 4100.0 6200.0 -0.47 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
EO 0 Seed 20000.0 160000.0 1.47 *
EUGENOL 76 Essential Oil 2000.0 3000.0 -0.70 *
EUGENOL 76 Seed 40.0 320.0 -0.93 *
EUGENOL 76 Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 38000.0 *
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER 5 Essential Oil 1000.0 3000.0 -0.65 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiheartburn 1 *
Antihelicobacter 2 *
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 *
Antihepatotoxic 6 *
Antiherpetic 5 *
Antiherpetic? 1 *
Antihistaminic 7 *
AntiHIV 5 *
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 *
Antihyperkinetic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihyperlipidemic 1 *
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 *
Antihyperthyroid 1 *
Antihypoglycemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiimplantation 1 *