botanical record · discovered
Mace
Myristica fragrans
Mace · Nutmeg · Muskatnussbaum (Ger.) · nogal moscado (Sp.) · nuez moscada (Sp.) · Koukou manga · Koungou manga · Kvapusis muskatmedis · Küçük hindistan cevizi · Mirística · Muscadier · Muscadier odorant · Muskaatnöd · Muskatnuss (DE) · Muskatnußbaum · Muskatnødtræ · Neutmuskaat · Nuez De Banda · Nuez De Especias · Nuez Moscada · Nuez moscada (ES) · Nutmeg (EN)
At a glance
Origin / distribution: Turkey, Trinidad, China, New Zealand, Moluccas, Malaya, Haiti, Dominican Republic
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Abortifacient, Aphrodisiac, Asthma, Astringent
Science studied: 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL, 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL, ARSENIC, BORON
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Myristicaceae
Scientific name: Myristica fragrans
Common names: Mace, Nutmeg, Muskatnussbaum (Ger.), nogal moscado (Sp.), nuez moscada (Sp.), Koukou manga, Koungou manga, Kvapusis muskatmedis, Küçük hindistan cevizi, Mirística, Muscadier, Muscadier odorant, Muskaatnöd, Muskatnuss (DE), Muskatnußbaum, Muskatnødtræ, Neutmuskaat, Nuez De Banda, Nuez De Especias, Nuez Moscada, Nuez moscada (ES), Nutmeg (EN)
History
The source record documents this plant in Turkey, Elsewhere, Trinidad, China, New Zealand, Moluccas, Malaya, Haiti and 7 additional places.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Abortifacient
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Bladder
- Cancer
- Carminative
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- Digestive
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dyspepsia
- Fever
- Flu
- Gastromegaly
- Halitosis
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Intestine
- Leprosy
- Liniment
- Malaria
- Narcotic
- Osteosis
- Parturition
- Perfume
- Pneumonia
- Poison
- Puerperium
- Rheumatism
- Sciatica
- Sclerosis(Spleen)
- Spice
- Stimulant
- Thrush
- Tonic
- Urogenital
- Ache(Stomach)
- Flux
- Hallucinogen
- Herbicide
- Impotence
- Insanity
- Psychedelic
- Sprain
- Abdomen
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Cramps
- Nausea
- Paralysis
- Spasm
- Stomachic
- Tumor(Liver)
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- Turkey
- Elsewhere
- Trinidad
- China
- New Zealand
- Moluccas
- Malaya
- Haiti
- Dominican Republic
- Asia
- East Indies
- Java
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- Venezuela
- US
- Europe
Documented cultural uses
- Abortifacient
- Aphrodisiac
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Bladder
- Cancer
- Carminative
- Digestive
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dyspepsia
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- Fever
- Flu
- Gastromegaly
- Halitosis
- Infection
- Inflammation
- Intestine
- Leprosy
- Liniment
- Malaria
- Narcotic
- Osteosis
- Parturition
- Perfume
- Pneumonia
- Poison
- Puerperium
- Rheumatism
- Sciatica
- Sclerosis(Spleen)
- Spice
- Stimulant
- Thrush
- Tonic
- Urogenital
- Ache(Stomach)
- Flux
- Hallucinogen
- Herbicide
- Impotence
- Insanity
- Psychedelic
- Sprain
- Abdomen
- Anodyne
- Apertif
- Cramps
- Nausea
- Paralysis
- Spasm
- Stomachic
- Tumor(Liver)
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL
- 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-1-PROPANOL
- ARSENIC
- BORON
- CALCIUM
- CAPRYLIC-ACID
- CARBOHYDRATES
- COBALT
- COPPER
- CYMENE
- DEHYDROISOEUGENOL
- DIPENTENE
- ELEMENE
- EO
- EUGENOL
- FIBER
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- FURFURAL
- GERANYL-ACETATE
- IRON
- ISOEUGENOL
- LAURIC-ACID
- MACILENIC-ACID
- MALABARICONE-C
- MAGNESIUM
- MANGANESE
- CIS-P-MENT-2-EN-1-OL
- 5-METHOXYDEHYDRODI-ISOEUGENOL
- METHYL-EUGENOL
- METHYL-ISOEUGENOL
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- MYRISTICIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PECTIN
- PHOSPHORUS
- PINENE
- D-BETA-PINENE
- 1-(5-ACETOXY-3,4-DIMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLY...PROPYL-ACETATE
- 1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,...PROPYL-ACETATE
- 1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,...PROPYL-BENZOATE
- 1-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOX...PROPANE
- 1-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIME...PROPAN-1-OL
- PROTEIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- CIS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- SAFROLE
- SCLAREOL
- SODIUM
- ALPHA-TERPINENE
- TERPINEN-4-YL-ACETATE
- TERPINOLENE
- THIAMIN
- ALPHA-THUJENE
- ZINC
- WATER
- PHYTOSTEROLS
- POTASSIUM
- 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENYL)-PROPANE
- CEROTINIC-ACID
- P-CYMENE
- FAT
- FURFUROL
- LINALOOL
- 6-METHOXYDIHYDROISOEUGENOL
- MYRCENE
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- CIS-PIPERITOL
- 1-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-2-(4-ALLYL-2,6DI...PROPAN-1-OL
- GAMMA-TERPINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL
- GERANIOL
- CHROMIUM
- METHOXYEUGENOL
- STARCH
- 1,8-CINEOL
- D-ALPHA-PINENE
- CAMPHENE
- LIMONENE
- AMYLODEXTRIN
- BUTYRIC-ACID
- COPAENE
- CYANIDIN
- D-BORNEOL
- FORMIC-ACID
- HEXADECANOIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL
- MACILOLIC-ACID
- MALABARICONE-B
- PENTOSANS
- QUERCETIN
- SABINENE
- STEARIC-ACID
- TERPINEOL
- TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- CAMPESTEROL
- CATECHINS
- ISOELEMICIN
- LICARIN-A
- PROANTHOCYANINS
- SALICYLATES
- STIGMASTEROL
- TRIDECANOIC-ACID
- DL-DEHYDROISOEUGENOL
- DIARYLPROPANOIDS
- ACETIC-ACID
- ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
- ELEMICIN
- GUAIACIN
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- TERPINEN-4-OL
- 1,8-CINEOLE
- 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL)-ACETIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER
- 2-(4-ALLYL-2,6-DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)-1-(4-ACETOXY-3-METHOXYPHENYL)-ACETIC-ACID-PROPYL-ESTER
- 3-METHYL-ACETATE-DEC-4-EN-1-OL
- 3-METHYL-DEC-4-EN-1-OL
- 5-METHOXYEUGENOL
- ALPHA-BERGAMOTENE
- ALPHA-COPAENE
- ALPHA-CUBEBENE
- ALPHA-FARNESENE
- ALPHA-HUMULENE
- ALPHA-PINENE
- ALPHA-TERPINEOL ACETATE
- BETA-BISABOLENE
- BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE
- BETA-PHELLANDRENE
- BETA-PINENE
- BETA-TERPINEOL
- BORNEOL
- BORNEOL-ACETATE
- CAFFEIC-ACID
- CAMPHOR
- CAR-3-ENE
- CARYOPHYLLENE
- CEROTIC-ACID
- CIS-ISOELEMICIN
- CITRONELLOL
- CITRONELLOL-ACETATE
- DEHYDRODIISOEUGENOL
- DELPHINIDIN
- DELTA-CADINENE
- DL-ALPHA-PINENE
- DL-LIMONENE
- EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- FENCHYL-ALCOHOL
- GENTISIC-ACID
- GERANIOL-ACETATE
- GERMACRENE-D
- GLUCOSE
- GLYCERYL-TRIMYRISTATE
- HEPTADECANOIC-ACID
- IPURANOL
- ISO-TRANS-EUGENOL
- ISOEUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- LICARIN-B
- LINALOOL-ACETATE
- NEROL
- NEROL-ACETATE
- OCTANOIC-ACID
- P-COUMARIC-ACID
- P-CYMEN-8-OL
- P-MENTH-CIS-2-EN-1-OL
- P-MENTH-TRANS-2-EN-1-OL
- P-MENTH-TRANS-2-ENE-1,4-DIOL
- PENTADECANOIC-ACID
- TERPINEN-4-OL-ACETATE
- TRANS-ISOELEMICIN
- TRANS-ISOEUGENOL
- TRANS-ISOEUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER
- TRANS-PIPERITOL
- TRIMYRISTIN
- VANILLIN
- (+)-BORNEOL
- (-)-EPICATECHIN
- (+)-LIMONENE
- (+)-LINALOOL
- (+)-MYRISFRAGRANSIN
- (+)-PINENE
- (+)-BETA-PINENE
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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