Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Other names : Jaatipatree, Jaiphal, Jatikosha, Jatipatra, Jatipatri, Jatiphal, Jatiphala, Jatiphalam, Javitri, Jayapatri, Macis, Muscade et Macis, Muscadier, Muskatbuam, Muskatnuss, Myristica, Myristicae Aril, Myristica Fragrans, Myristica Officinalis, Myristicae Semen, Noix de Muscade, Nuez Moscada, Nuez Moscada y Macis, Nux Moschata, Ron Dau Kou.

Special Precautions of Nutmeg

• Producing hallucinations. Eating 5-20 grams of nutmeg powder (1-3 whole seeds) might cause psychoactive effects. Because nutmeg and mace are so similar, high doses of mace might also have psychoactive effects but, as yet, this has not been proven.
• Nutmeg and mace are UNSAFE in doses larger than amounts found in foods. Side effects such as thirst, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, feelings of pressure in the chest or stomach, dry mouth, stomach pain, and many other problems might occur in some people. More serious side effects might include hallucinations, seizures, and death.
• Not enough is known about the safety of using nutmeg and mace on the skin.
• Pregnancy and breast -feeding: Nutmeg and mace are UNSAFE in doses larger than amounts found in foods. In pregnant women, they may cause miscarriages or birth defects.
• Nutmeg contains a chemical, estragole, which has caused liver cancer in laboratory mice.
• Not enough is known about the safety of using nutmeg and mace during breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.
• Medications changed by the liver (Cytochrome P) substrates) interacts with nutmeg and mace
• Phenobarbital (Luminal) interacts with nutmeg and mace.
• Eugenol can be potentially dangerous when ingested in higher amounts. It is hepatotoxic and can have several dangerous side-effects.

The benefits of Nutmeg are

• Diarrhea.
• Stomach problems.
• Intestinal gas.
• Cancer.
• Kidney disease.
• External use : Nutmeg and mace are applied to the skin to kill pain, especially pain caused by achy joints (rheumatism), mouth sores, and toothache.