Myristica, Nutmeg, Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻Nux Muscata (Latin)Jatiphala (Ayurveda, Unani) Rou Dou Kou 肉豆蔻 (TCM) Dza ti ཛཱ་ཏི (Tibetan) |
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Ortus Sanitatis, Meydenbach, 1491
Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578
Darstellung und Beschreibung sammtliche, Berg, 1858
Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640 |
Top: Whole NutmegBottom: Mace |
Members CLICK HERE for the PRO VERSIONBotanical name:
Myristica fragrans
Parts used:
Fruit (Nutmeg); Mace
Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent, astringent (Nutmeg)
Classifications:
NUTMEG:
2B ATTENUATER. 2H. CARMINATIVE. 2I. ANTISPASMODIC
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC. 3I. APHRODISIAC. 3J. INCREASE SEMEN. 3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE
4a. CEPHALIC. 4b. OPTHALMIC. 4c. CARDIAC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4h. NEPHRITIC. 4i. UTERINE. 4j. NERVINE
MACE:
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC. 3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS. 3F. LITHONTRIPTIC
4a. CEPHALIC. 4b. OPTHALMIC. 4e. STOMACHIC. 4g. HEPATIC. 4i. UTERINE
Uses:
1. Warms the Kidneys, Astringes to Stop Leakage (Nutmeg: all systems):
–chronic diarrhea (cold and weakness of the Stomach/Spleen and Kidneys); ‘Daybreak Diarrhea’
–Incontinence and dribbling Urine
2. Warms the Kidneys, Astringes the Essence (Nutmeg):
-Cold and Weak Kidneys and lower back; Edema or excess Urination
-Spermatorrhea (Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)
-Aphrodisiac; because it increases the retention of Semen it is therefore used for Premature Ejaculation
3. Warms the Stomach, Promotes Digestion (Nutmeg, Mace; all systems):
-discusses Wind, stops Vomiting
-Cold and weakness of the Stomach/Spleen
-‘principal drug in treating infantile diarrhea due to indigestion of milk’. (Wang Ji)
4. Clears Wind and Phlegm, Stops Spasms (Nutmeg, Mace: all systems):
-Cold-Phlegm-Wind conditions of the Brain and Nerves: Headaches, Migraines, Vertigo, Dizziness, Epilepsy, Apoplexy, Lethargy, Cramps, Convulsions as well as Comas, Lethargy and Drowsiness (important for Wind diseases in Ayurveda and Tibetan Medicine in particular)
–Salmon said the ‘Powers’ of Nutmegs were ‘Inferior to none’ in the treatment of Vertigo.
-Cold-Phlegm Lymphatic swellings, Numbness, Rheumatic Arthritis, and pain
5. Benefits the Heart, Moves the Qi and Blood (Nutmeg, Mace; West, Tibet, Ayurveda):
-Warms and regulates the Heart; Cold chest Pain, Palpitations
-Heart disorders in Ayurveda and is considered a specific for Heart-Wind disorders in Tibetan Medicine
-Fainting, Palpitations (Gerard, Salmon)
6. Benefits the Womb, Promotes Menstruation (Nutmeg: West, Ayurveda, Tibetan Medicine):
-cold and painful menstrual disorders; Amenorrhea, Dysmenorrhea
-makes the Womb ‘Fruitful’
-hastens Labor, promotes Birth.
7. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough (Nutmeg):
-Cold-Phlegm conditions such as hoarseness, Coughs, Bronchitis, Asthma, Wheezing, difficulty Breathing. (Especially Tibetan Medicine)
8. Externally:
-Grated Nutmegs have been used in ointments for piles; it may be heated in ghee or lard for topical application.
-the Oil is used in liniments and plasters as a gentle stimulant.
-cold pains, arthritis, cold swellings etc.
-In India Nutmeg is used as a rub on the gums of teething children, either with Milk or Honey, which also promotes sleep
-externally to promote Sleep, anointed on the Navel for infants Colic (exp. Oil)
Dose:
Nutmeg in Powder: 250mg–3 grams;
Mace in Powder: 250mg–2 grams
Correctives:
… available in PRO version
Substitutes:
… available in PRO version
Main Combinations:
Clove & Nutmeg
Cinnamon, Clove & Nutmeg
1. Cold-Wind-Phlegm of the Brain and Nerves: Nutmeg … available in PRO version
2. Cold and Weakness of the Stomach and Brain, Nutmeg, Mace … available in PRO version
3. ‘Elixir of Life’: Nutmeg, Mace … available in PRO version
4. Chronic Diarrhea or Dysentery, Nutmeg … available in PRO version
5. Vomiting, Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
6. Wind Diseases:
i. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
ii. Nutmeg and Mace with … available in PRO version
7. Catarrh, Sinusitis:
i. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
ii. Nutmeg and Mace with … available in PRO version
8. Dizziness and Vertigo:
i. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
9. Paralysis:
i. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
ii. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
10. Childhood Epilepsy, Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
11. To benefit Eyesight, Mace with … available in PRO version
12. To benefit Memory:
i. Nutmeg and Mace, with … available in PRO version
13. Kidney weakness with Threatened Miscarriage … available in PRO version
14. Gravel and Stones, Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
15. Excessive Menstruation:
i. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
ii. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
16. Sexual Debility:
i. Nutmeg powder with … available in PRO version
ii. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
iii. Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
17. Threatened Miscarriage, Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
18. Afterpains following childbirth, Nutmeg with … available in PRO version
19. To penetrate the fine capillary circulation, Mace … available in PRO version
Major Formulas
Decoction Against Vomiting
Powder of Nutmeg Compound
Powder of Nutmeg for Vertigo
Powder to Warm the Head (Rondeletius)
Powder for Excessive Menstruation
Powder for After-pains (Midwife to the Queen of France)
Powder of Maximillian for Gravel
Powder for Dizzyness and Vertigo (Gabelhover)
Troches of Nutmeg (Rhasis)
Tincture for Apoplexy
Electuary for Paralysis (Wirtzung)
Aloeswood 8 (Tibetan Medicine)
Aloeswood 15 (Tibetan Medicine)
Eleven Holders of Life (Srog dzin dcu gcig) (Tibetan Medicine)
Camphor 14 (Tibetan Medicine)
Golden 11 (Gser mdog 11) (Tibetan Medicine)
Nutmeg Powder (Jatiphaladi Churna) (Ayurveda)
Pills of Mother of Pearl of Tibetan Medicine
Cautions:
1. Not used in Heat-type Diarrhea
2. Avoid overdose
Main Preparations used:
Candied Nutmegs, Confection of Mace, Distilled Water of Nutmegs, Distilled and Expressed Oils of Nutmegs, Tincture of Nutmeg, Salts of the Ashes, Extract of Nutmegs, Balsams