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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiimpotence | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 24 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiischemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilactobacillic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antileukemic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilisteria | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |