* Brain and Central Nervous System : Central nervous system benefits of nutmeg were noted as far back as the 19th century, according to Victor R. Preedy, coeditor of the book "Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention." A study published in the January 2009 issue of the "Journal of Neuroimmunology" found that a nutmeg relative, known as black wild nutmeg, offers benefits for the brain and nervous system. In the tissue-culture study of brain cells, nutmeg extract showed robust anti-inflammatory and protective effects. Nutmeg also promoted growth of brain tissue following a period of low oxygen and glucose. Researchers concluded that black wild nutmeg has potential for use as a natural treatment in stroke rehabilitation.
* External use : Nutmeg and mace are applied to the skin to kill pain, especially pain caused by achy joints (rheumatism), mouth sores, and toothache.
==References==
* ''Methods and Findings in Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology: Pharmacological Studies on Myristica Fragrans -- Antidiarrheal, Hypnotic, Analgesic and Hemodynamic (Blood Pressure) Parameters''
*''Cooking for Healthy Healing: The Healing Diets, Book One; Linda Page''
*''Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention; Victor R. Preedy et al.''
*''Journal of Neuroimmunology: Neuroprotection and Enhanced Neurogenesis by Extract from the Tropical Plant Knema Laurina After Inflammatory Damage in Living Brain Tissue''
*''Journal of Medicinal Food: Antidepressant-Like Activity of N-Hexane Extract of Nutmeg (Myristica Fragrans) Seeds in Mice''
*''Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine: Antioxidant and Antiangiogenic Activities of the Essential Oils of Myristica Fragrans and Morinda Citrifolia''
*''Journal of Food Science: Extraction and Separation of Volatile and Fixed Oils from Seeds of Myristica Fragrans by Supercritical Co₂: Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Activity on Caco-2 Cancer Cells''
*''100 Best Health Foods; Parragon Books''
*''Journal of Medicinal Foods: Antidepressant-like Activity of N-Hexane Extract of Nutmeg (Myristica Fragrans) Seeds in Mice''
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