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MeSH Heading: Myristica
Tree Number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.765.500
Unique ID: D026323
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D026323
Annotation: for food coordinate with SPICES
Scope Note: A plant genus in the MYRISTICACEAE family. The seed is used as a spice and used for antimicrobial and psychoactive effects. Myristicin, SAFROLE, and methyleugenol are key components.
Entry Term(s): Myristica fragrans; Nutmeg
Registry Numbers: txid51088; txid51089
Related Numbers: txid51089
Previous Indexing: Spices (1993-2001)
Public MeSH Note: 2019; see SPICES 1993-2001; see CONDIMENTS 1963-82; see HALLUCINOGENS 1975-77
History Note: 2019(2002); use SPICES 1993-2001
Date Established: 2002/01/01
Date of Entry: 2001/08/03
Revision Date: 2021/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Myristica MeSH Descriptor Data 2025