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Nutmeg

Nutmeg. Class: Astringent Medicinal. Properties: Pungent; Warm. Meridians: Spleen; Stomach; Large Intestine

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Rou Dou Kou
中文名 (Chinese)
肉豆蔻
Latin Name
Myristicae Semen; Semen Myristicae
English Name
Nutmeg
Alias Names
迦拘勒豆蔻肉果顶头肉玉果扎地麻失
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Stomach; Large Intestine
Part Used
Kernel
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Astringent Medicinal
功效分类 (CN)
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🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To warm the spleen and stomach and promote the flow of qi , to arrest diarrhea as an astringent.
Indication (主治)
Spleen-stomach vacuity cold, incessant chronic diarrhea, distending pain in stomach duct, reduced food intake with vomiting.
Clinical Manifestations
1. its volatile oil stimulates gastrointestinal trac and expels wind2. oral administration of its powder (1.9g/kg) or hypodermic injection of its volatile oil (0.12ml/kg) may cause serious damage of cat's liver leading to coma and death within 24hours.
🔗 External References
SymMap
339
TCMID
6668
TCMSP
339
TCM-ID
1741
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Clinical Trials
0
Meta-Analyses
2
PubMed References
📋 Sample Trials
None linked yet.
📊 Sample Meta-Analyses
None linked yet.
📚 Sample References
PMID 32825154
The Protective Effect of Myristica fragrans Houtt. Extracts Against Obesity and Inflammation by Regulating Free Fatty Acids Metabolism in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nutrients · 2020
PMID 35565666
Myristica fragrans Extract Regulates Gut Microbes and Metabolites to Attenuate Hepatic Inflammation and Lipid Metabolism Disorders via the AhR-FAS and NF-κB Signaling Pathways in Mice with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nutrients · 2022