Posted by stjames on July 16, 2001, at 0:35:31
In reply to Re: Nutmeg, posted by geekUK on July 15, 2001, at 19:13:02
Nutmeg contains Myristicin, also called Methoxysafrole; 4-Methoxy-6-(2-propenyl)-1,3-benzodioxole. Safrole may be carcinogenic, and is definitely a hepatotoxin in larger amounts. Nutmeg and MAOI's are contraindicated. If you did
a lot of netmeg you might want to test liver function.j
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