Nutmeg

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Description

Nutmeg is a spice derived from the Nutmeg Tree.

 

Botanical Names

 Myristica fragrans  (Common Nutmeg)

 Myristica argentea  (Papua or Macassar Nutmeg)

 Myristica malabarica  (Bombay, Malabar or False Nutmeg)

 Myristica fatua  (Male Nutmeg)

 All species of Nutmeg belong to the Nutmeg (Myristicaceae) family.

 

Parts Used

 Dried Seeds (Nutmeg)

 Seed Coat (Mace)

 

Illicit Usage of Nutmeg

Recreational Drugs

 Nutmeg and Mace are occasionally used as Psychedelic Drugs of abuse (usually when no other Psychedelic Drugs are available on the illicit street drug market) - due to their content of Myristicin and Elemicin.

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