Nutmeg--more than a spice
Nutmeg is an easily obtainable spice that has been widely used domestically for centuries because of its psychotropic effects. Several cases of nutmeg poisoning, including one fatality, have been published. The active ingredients are volatile oils where myristicin and elemicin are thought to be the...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Tidsskrift for den Norske Lægeforening 1998-11, Vol.118 (28), p.4346 |
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| Sprache: | nor |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Nutmeg is an easily obtainable spice that has been widely used domestically for centuries because of its psychotropic effects. Several cases of nutmeg poisoning, including one fatality, have been published. The active ingredients are volatile oils where myristicin and elemicin are thought to be the most important constituents. These have anticholinergic and psychotropic properties and are metabolised to compounds similar to amphetamine. We present the first reported case of nutmeg poisoning in Norway. |
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| ISSN: | 0029-2001 |