NUTMEG ESSENTIAL OIL

Nutmeg Nutmeg Essential Oil. An evergreen tree up to 20m high with a grayish-brown smooth bark, dense foliage and small dull-yellow flowers. The fruit is gathered by means of a barb attached to a long stick. The mace is separated from the nut and both are dried separately. The nutmeg or kernel of the fruit and the arillus or mace are the official parts. Native to the Moluccas and nearby islands; Nutmeg is also cultivated in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the West Indies, especially Grenada. The essential oil is also distilled in the USA and Europe from imported


Both nutmeg and mace essential oils have been used in soaps, lotions, detergents, cosmetics and pefumes for many years. They are also used as a flavoring agent in pharmaceuticals, especially analgesic and tonic preparations.
Modern Uses:    Nutmeg can be used for flatulent dyspepsia, nausea, diarrhea, dysentery and rheumatism. The essential oil is sometimes used externally as a gentle stimulant, and it was once an ingredient of the Emplastrum picis. Used in spicy, meat, egg flavours; in trace as component in spicy fragrance compounds.
Cautions:    Is generally non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing. However, used in large doses it shows signs of toxicity such as nausea, stupor, and tachycardia, believed to be due to the myristcin content.