Talk:Nutmeg

I think that the bit about nutmeg butter is directly copied from another page. https://www.healthbenefitstimes.com/nutmeg-butter/#:~:text=Nutmeg%20butter%20is%20being%20extracted%20from%20nutmegs.&text=About%2075%20percent%20is%20trimyristin,palm%20oil%20or%20cottonseed%20oil. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Snow pea lover (talk • contribs) 03:39, 4 December 2020 (UTC)

4 years have passed 217.8.46.44 (talk) 17:41, 20 August 2025 (UTC)

From the article "In low doses, nutmeg produces no noticeable physiological or neurological response, but in large doses, raw nutmeg has psychoactive effects".

That sounds helpful, but it's not, because high and low doses simply aren't defined, so it's of no use at all..

From context, it would be assumed that "low dose" refers to the amounts used in recipes. Nobody is getting high from eggnog and pumpkin pie. The amount of nutmeg normally used in the psychoactive accounts is three nutmegs, and I'll guess that half of that amount might be sufficient to produce some effect. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.124.116.101 (talk) 00:42, 12 January 2019 (UTC)

I agree with this also in the pregnancy section--any ill effects are at high doses, and without saying how much it's fear mongering. The linked source makes a very general claim with no additional details or citation either67.85.132.138 (talk) 18:19, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

"Rarely, nutmeg overdose causes death, especially if the nutmeg is combined with other drugs. Incidents of fatal poisoning from nutmeg and myristicin individually are uncommon." K1Y053 (talk) 09:57, 30 August 2022 (UTC)

Bibliography

•   Ashokkumar, Simal‐Gandara, J., Murugan, M., Dhanya, M. K., & Pandian, A. (2022). Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.) essential oil: A review on its composition, biological, and pharmacological activities. Phytotherapy Research, 36(7), 2839–2851. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.7491
  • This is a peer reviewed scientific journal therefore it should be a reliable source. It covers the overall topic in significant depth, therefore it is helpful in establishing notability.
• Jing-Nuan Wu. (2005). An Illustrated Chinese Materia Medica. Oxford University Press.
  • This is a book published by a university press, therefore it should be a reliable source. It dedicates a page to the topic, so we can establish notability.
• Abourashed, & El-Alfy, A. T. (2016). Chemical diversity and pharmacological significance of the secondary metabolites of nutmeg (Myristica fragrans Houtt.). Phytochemistry Reviews, 15(6), 1035–1056. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11101-016-9469-x
  • This is a peer reviewed scholarly journal therefore it should be a reliable source. It covers the topic in significant depth, therefore it is helpful in establishing notability.

Sienasaint13 (talk) 19:05, 4 December 2022 (UTC)