Nutmeg
•Last Updated: January 24 2023
Nutmeg is a spice believed to benefit libido, the nervous system, the digestive system, and blood circulation.
Nutmeg is most often used for
Last Updated: January 24 2023
Note that Nutmeg is also known as:
- Myristica Fragrans
1.^Aphrodisiac activity of 50% ethanolic extracts of Myristica fragrans Houtt. (nutmeg) and Syzygium aromaticum (L) Merr. & Perry. (clove) in male mice: a comparative study.()
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5.^Li F, Yang XWBiotransformation of myrislignan by rat liver microsomes in vitroPhytochemistry.(2008 Feb)
6.^Identification of Compounds in the Essential Oil of Nutmeg Seeds (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) That Inhibit Locomotor Activity in Mice.()
7.^Bakkali F, Averbeck S, Averbeck D, Idaomar MBiological effects of essential oils--a reviewFood Chem Toxicol.(2008 Feb)
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9.^Shulgin AT, Sargent T, Naranjo CThe chemistry and psychopharmacology of nutmeg and of several related phenylisopropylaminesPsychopharmacol Bull.(1967 Dec)
11.^Beyer J, Ehlers D, Maurer HHAbuse of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.): studies on the metabolism and the toxicologic detection of its ingredients elemicin, myristicin, and safrole in rat and human urine using gas chromatography/mass spectrometryTher Drug Monit.(2006 Aug)
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14.^Dhingra D, Sharma AAntidepressant-like activity of n-hexane extract of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) seeds in miceJ Med Food.(2006 Spring)
16.^Sonavane GS, Sarveiya VP, Kasture VS, Kasture SBAnxiogenic activity of Myristica fragrans seedsPharmacol Biochem Behav.(2002 Jan-Feb)
17.^Dawidowicz AL, Dybowski MPSimple and rapid determination of myristicin in human serumForensic Toxicol.(2013 Jan)
18.^Pai SY, Truitt ML, Ho ICGATA-3 deficiency abrogates the development and maintenance of T helper type 2 cellsProc Natl Acad Sci U S A.(2004 Feb 17)
19.^Wills-Karp MImmunologic basis of antigen-induced airway hyperresponsivenessAnnu Rev Immunol.(1999)
21.^Hasheminejad G, Caldwell JGenotoxicity of the alkenylbenzenes alpha- and beta-asarone, myristicin and elimicin as determined by the UDS assay in cultured rat hepatocytesFood Chem Toxicol.(1994 Mar)
22.^Demetriades AK, Wallman PD, McGuiness A, Gavalas MCLow cost, high risk: accidental nutmeg intoxicationEmerg Med J.(2005 Mar)
24.^Stein U, Greyer H, Hentschel HNutmeg (myristicin) poisoning--report on a fatal case and a series of cases recorded by a poison information centreForensic Sci Int.(2001 Apr 15)
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