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Plant 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER 5 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER 5 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER 5 Seed Essent. Oil 1000.0 6000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Aril 244000.0 324000.0 0.00 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FAT 0 Seed 250000.0 400000.0 0.71 Duke, 1992 *
FENCHYL-ALCOHOL 1 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Aril 38000.0 48000.0 -0.58 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FIBER 15 Seed 40000.0 116000.0 -0.15 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FORMIC-ACID 13 Seed not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FORMIC-ACID 13 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFURAL 6 Seed not available 15000.0 -1.00 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
FURFUROL 0 Seed not available 15000.0 not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Essential Oil 21000.0 47000.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Seed 580.0 4640.0 0.01 Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Seed Essent. Oil 19000.0 68000.0 0.31 Duke, 1992 *
GENTISIC-ACID 8 Leaf not available not available not available Griffiths, L. A. 1959. On the Distribution of Gentisic Acid in Green Plants. J. Exp. Biol. 10: 437.
GERANIOL 35 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 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.
GERANIOL 35 Seed Essent. Oil 36000.0 119000.0 1.17 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL-ACETATE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (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 *