Nutmeg is a traditional Chinese medicine commonly used to relieve gastrointestinal disorders, treat arthritis or toothache. Nutmeg is rich in an antioxidant known as lignans, which is effective in preventing liver damage by acting on peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors in the liver. In addition, nutmeg regulates the fat content of the organ, thereby reducing organ inflammation and protecting liver health.

The product contains myristyl ether, which has an excitatory and hallucinogenic effect on the brain. If taken in excess, it can produce dilated pupils and coma.

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Nutmeg contains volatile oil, a small amount of gastric secretion and gastrointestinal peristalsis, and there is an appetizer and promote appetite, the effect of flatulence pain; but a large number of people take the inhibitory effect, and there is a more significant anesthetic effect; the volatile oil terpenes in the composition of the bacterial and mycobacterial have an inhibitory effect. Myristyl ether has hallucinogenic and anti-inflammatory effects on normal people;

Myristyl and myristyl ether can enhance the action of tryptamine, and both in vitro and in vivo tests have moderate inhibitory effects on monoamine oxidase. Nutmeg has inhibitory effects on MCA and DMBA-induced uterine cancer and skin papilloma in mice.

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