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WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Felter's Materia Medica on Nutmeg

MYRICAMYMA2
   .... Myristicaceae). Molucca Island; and cultivated in the tropics. Dose, 5 to 15 grains. Common Name: Nutmeg. Principal Constituents.—A fixed (25 to 30 per cent) and a volatile oil (Oleum Myristicae, 2......m Myristicae, 2 to 8 per cent). Dose of volatile oil, 1 to 5 drops. Preparation.—Specific Medicine Nutmeg. Dose, 1 to 15 drops. Action and Toxicology.—An aromatic stimulant and carminative in small ......used as a spice poultice to the abdomen in painful bowel affections from cold. A liniment of oil of nutmeg (1) and olive oil (3) is regarded by some as an efficient parasiticide for mild types of ring...1

QUERCUSQUAC3
   The bark of Quercus alba, Linné (Nat. Ord. Fagaceae). Indigenous. Dose, 5 to 20 grains. Common Names: Oak Bark, White Oak Bark. Principal... / ... of its staining quality. Internal. Oak bark is astringent. Combined with aromatics, as cinnamon or nutmeg, the decoction is often an effectual means of checking serous diarrhea and intestinal hemorrh... / ...the bowels may first be flushed by means of castor oil or magnesium sulphate, after which the decoction of oak bark may complete the cure.1


WARNING: All medicines, drugs, plants, chemicals or medicial precedures below are for historical reference only. Many of these treatments are now known to be harmful and possibly fatal. Do not consume any plant, chemical, drug or otherwise without first consulting a licensed physician that practices medine in the appropriate field.

Physician's Materia Medica on Nutmeg

AROMATIC POWDER
   A mixture of stimulant aromatics useful as a carminative for re lief of nausea or simply as a flavoring agent. Made up of Ceylon Cin namon, 35 parts; Ginger, 35 parts; Cardamom 15 parts; Nutmeg, 15 parts. Dose, 0.6 to 2 Grm. (10 to 30 grs.).2

NUTMEGMYRIS
   Kernel of the seed of MYRISTICA FRAGRANS, Houtt. Aromatic, carminative; distinctly narcotic. Chiefly used for flavoring. Active constituent the official volatile oil.2


References

1) Felter, Harvey Wickes, 1922, The Eclectic Materia Medica, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Cincinnati, Ohio.
2) Nelson, Baker & Co., 1904, Physician's Handy Book of Materia Medica and Therapeustics, Detroit, Michigan.