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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| 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 * |