Bombay Nutmeg (Myristica bombayensis)

孟买肉豆蔻mèng mǎi ròu dòu kòuMengmairoudoukou

Myristica bombayensis · Plant

Myristica, standing in for Myristica bombayensis
This photo shows Myristica, not Myristica bombayensis: Wikidata knows no taxon by that name. Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Contains myristicin; large amounts can cause hallucinations and liver damage; avoid during pregnancy; caution with psychiatric conditions.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Bombay Nutmeg for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeNausea Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Bombay Nutmeg does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit CalmingBenefit Digestive

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Myristica bombayensis and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Calming0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Nausea Syndrome0 records