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MACE OIL
Common Name |
- Mace Essential Oil |
| Botanical Name | - Myristica fragrans |
| Country of Origin | - India |
| Parts Used | - Husk |
| Extraction | - Steam Distillation |
| Mace oil Uses - Mace essential oil, Myristica fragrans, can be used for flatulent dyspepsia, nausea, diarrhea, dysentery and rheumatism. Both Mace and Nutmeg help digestion in stomach weakness, but if used in excess may cause over-excitement. They increase circulation and body heat. They have been employed in pestilential and putrid fevers, and with other substances in intermittent fevers, and enter into the composition of many French medicaments.. |
| Mace oil Cautions - Mace is generally non-toxic, non-irritant and non-sensitizing. However, used in large doses there may be signs of toxicity such as nausea, stupor, and tachycardia, believed to be due to the myristcin content. |
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Mace Oil Properties - Analgesic, anti-emetic, antioxidant, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aphrodisiac, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, larvicidal, stimulant, tonic.
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