Nutmeg Essential Oil Profile
Botanical: Myristica fragrans |
Origin: India |
Method: Steam Distilled
Characteristics:
A water-white or pale yellow mobile liquid with a sweet, warm-spicy odor and a terpene-like top note. It blends well with oakmoss, lavandin, bay, balsam Peru, orange, geranium, clary sage, rosemary, lime, petitgrain, mandarin, coriander and other spice oils.
Principal Constituents:
These are naturally occurring in the essential oil.
- monoterpene hydrocarbons
- camphene
- pinene
- dipentene
- sabinene
- cymene
- geraniol
- borneol
- linalol
- terpineol
- myristicin
- safrol
- eleminicin
General Actions:
Analgesic, anti-emetic, anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, gastric secretory stimulant, larvicidal, neurological, orexigenic, prostaglandin inhibitor, stimulant, tonic.
Safety:
Nutmeg 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 myristicin content. Use in moderation only.
Primary Therapy Agent:
Labor pain, childbirth aid.
Secondary Therapy Agent:
Aches and pain, joint pain/inflammation, poor circulation, low blood pressure, constipation, sluggish digestion, indigestion, flatulence, nausea, vomiting, nervous exhaustion, fatigue, nerve pain.
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