Nutmeg
Herbal medicine A tropical tree, the seeds of which are astringent, carminative, and sedative in small doses and stimulating in large doses, possibly due to high content of myristicin
Toxicity Delirium, disorientation; countraindicated in pregnancy
Sports medicine A regional slang term for kicking of a football (soccer ball) through another person’s legs
Toxicity Delirium, disorientation; countraindicated in pregnancy
Sports medicine A regional slang term for kicking of a football (soccer ball) through another person’s legs
nutmeg,
n Latin name:
Myristica fragrans; part used: dried seeds; uses: gastrointestinal complaints, analgesic, toothache, nausea, antiemetic, anx-iolytic, depression, antimicrobial, chemoprotective, aphrodisiac; precautions: abortifacient, pregnancy, lactation, children, severe depression, severe anxiety disorders, antidiarrheal medications, MAOI medications, psychotropic medications, toxic in large doses. Also called
mace, macis, muscadier, muskatbaum, myristica, noz moscada, nuez moscada, or
nux moschata.
Myristica fragrans; part used: dried seeds; uses: gastrointestinal complaints, analgesic, toothache, nausea, antiemetic, anx-iolytic, depression, antimicrobial, chemoprotective, aphrodisiac; precautions: abortifacient, pregnancy, lactation, children, severe depression, severe anxiety disorders, antidiarrheal medications, MAOI medications, psychotropic medications, toxic in large doses. Also called
mace, macis, muscadier, muskatbaum, myristica, noz moscada, nuez moscada, or
nux moschata.
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Nutgrass.
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