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Nutmeg
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Scientific Name:
  Myristica fragrans

Parts Used:  Seed kernel, Essential Oil

Cautions:
  • Causes sleepiness, headaches, dizziness and hallucinations in excess.  
  • Avoid in pregnancy.

Healing Properties
  • ​Insomnia – eating enough of this herb may produce drowsiness, so eat it in the evening for a good night’s sleep
  • Used for anxiety, muscle spasms and pain, nausea/vomiting (including motion sickness).
  • Good for colic, indigestion, diarrhea, flatulence, joint pain, gout, menstrual pain and headaches. 
  • Lowers blood pressure and cholesterol.
  • Improves memory and concentration, male infertility and impotence.
  • Some studies show it may help fibromyalgia pain.
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How to Use: 
  • Add dried ground herb to food and beverages.​
  • Can be taken in store-bought capsule or extract form.
  • Essential Oils: Apply externally.



Grow/Harvest Yourself: 
  • Buy Nutmeg Tree Seeds
  • Zone: 10-11
  • Soil pH: 5.5-7.5
  • It is a tropical tree, so likes it hot, in mostly sunny locations with some dappled shade. 

*I am not a doctor.  The information on this platform is not a claim to treat, cure, prevent or diagnose any illness.  These remedies are intended to aid the healing process within your body (in correlation with existing traditional treatments).  Please talk to your family doctor before trying any natural remedies (especially if you are pregnant, nursing, or on prescription medication).  ​
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