Steinmetz:Myristica
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Myristica fragrans (and other species)
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Myristicaceae
- English Names
- Nutmeg
- the arillus (a growth outside the shell of the seeds: Mace)
- Natural Habitat
- Indonesia (especially Molucca Islands)
- Philippines
- India
- Penang
- West Indies (Grenada)
- Part(s) Used
- Nuces Moschatae = Semen Myristicae
- Oleum Myristicae expressum = Oleum Nucistae = Balsamum Nucistae
- "Flores" Macidis (Macis) = Arillus Myristicae
- Oleum Macidis (Macis)
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- Constituent(s)
- myristicin
- volatile oil
- fixed oil
- pectin
- proteids
- starch
- mucilage
- saponin
- amylodextrin
- glycerids
- Action
- nut: carminative
- stomachic
- astringent
- anodyne
- soporific
- aromatic
- used as a spice; shell: carminative
- aromatic; oil: carminative
- stomachic
- abortive
- liniment
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