Myristica fragrans, nutmeg - magic-plants ethnobotany
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Myristica fragrans, nutmeg
| Botanical names: Myristica fragrans, Aruana silvestris, Myristica aromatica, Myristica aromatica, Myristica moschata, Myristica officinalis, Palala fragrans | Myristicaceae | |
| Common names English: nutmeg, nutmeg tree Spanish: mirística, árbol de la nuez moscada French: muscadier German: Muskatnussbaum, Muskatnuss | ||
| Active constituents: essential oils containing camphene, pinene, limonene, borneol, terpineol, geraniol, safrol, myristicin | ||
Myristica fragrans, nutmeg
illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants
nutmeg tree leaves
nutmegs
