Nutmeg..the narcotic in our kichen cabinet

🌿NUTMEG 

 kernel of a nut-like seed inside the fruit of the nutmeg tree.

🌿Nutmeg tree

 (Myristica fragrance), is an evergreen tropical tree, originally from Indonesia. 

🌿Nutmeg’s got its special taste from myristicin, which is a volatile oil. 

🌿Myristicin - found in carrots, celery, parsley, and star anise

🌿SPICE MACE:

The fleshy arils surrounding the nutmeg seed are called spice mace.

🌿NUTMEG BUTTER:

Nutmeg on expression yields about 24 to 30 percent fixed oil called nutmeg butter, or oil of mace. 

🌿BENEFITS:

🌿In folkloric medicine

gastrointestinal problems- flatulence, colic, indigo, station, and diarrhea. 

🌿The traditional use

 infectious diseases, such as parasites and plague, have also been reported.

🌿NUTMEG HIGHLIGHTS:

☘alleviates anxiety symptoms

☘contributes to memory improvement

☘significant anti-depressant

☘known to kill the ‘rotavirus”, one of the causes of  ‘travelers diarrhea’

☘A dash in a glass of warm milk can be used to counteract overactive bowels, whereas mixing the same amount into a hot cup of peppermint tea can help to calm an upset stomach.

🌿GRATING WHOLE NUTMEG

☘Grate the nutmeg with a scraper with the smallest holes of a standard cheese grater or a specialized nutmeg grinder. 

☘For maximum potency, grate only as much nutmeg as you need to use immediately.

🌿HOW NUTMEG IS USED IN COOKING?

☘It may also be used in small quantities in garam masala. 

☘Internationally, nutmeg is usually associated with sweet, spicy dishes like pies, puddings, custards, co,okies, and spice cakes.

☘ It combines well with many kinds of cheese and is included in soufflés and cheese sauces.

🌿CAN WE TAKE NUTMEG DAILY?

☘Nutmeg and mace are commonly used spices in foods. It is POSSIBLY UNSAFE to take nutmeg and mace in doses larger than amounts found in foods and for periods. The chemical myristicin possesses a narcotic effect that causes severe side consequences.

☘Long-term use of nutmeg in doses of 120 mg or more daily has been linked to hallucinations or other mental side effects like vision imbalance, nausea

🌿Seeds of nutmeg are used as a spice, but they are also abused because of psychotropic effects described after ingestion of large doses.

So..cakes and cookies always welcome the aromatic spice Nutmeg but never overstep the amount of this little poison.

With love 

AnnaNathasha❤