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Nutmeg Oil Botanical Name Myristica Fragrans Houtt Nutmeg Oil Botanical Name Myristica fragrans Houtt. Botanical Family Myristicaeae Starting Raw Material Seed CAS Number 8008-45-5 FEMA Number 2793 Main Origins Indonesia, Sri-Lanka, India, Madagascar Harvest Period J F M A M J J A S O N D General Description The nutmeg tree is leafy and has a pyramidal shape. It can grow up Dutch had the monopoly of nutmeg in XVIth century and they tried to 20 meters high. It produces a fruit that looks like an apricot and to avoid the trade besides them by covering nutmeg with lime to when it is ripe it splits in two parts releasing a seed, the nutmeg. sterilize the seeds. At that age, doctors said that nutmeg This seed is covered by a shining orange-reddish aril which it can strengthened the male organs and the brain. be commercialized as "Mace". When the seed is well dried, the There are two main chemotypes in nutmeg oil: East Indian and inner kernel can be removed from the nut. It is native to Moluccas West Indian. The main differences are in the content of Myristicin Islands in Indonesia. (higher in East Indian) and Safrole and Methyl Eugenol (a bit lower Nutmeg was used before Christ in India and Egypt besides in West Indian). The oil has a pine-like, spicy and warm notes. It Indonesia. In fact, it has been discovered parts of it in mummies, has a yield of 5-15%. maybe for embalming. It was introduced to Occident by the Arabs in middle ages Uses & Regulation Applications in fragrances, flavors, cosmetics and pharmacy. The Safety summary: Maximum dermal use level for East Indian oil has an anti-inflammatory, chemopreventative, antiproliferative, nutmeg oil in EU is 0.016% and in IFRA is 0.03%. psychotropic and a traditional aphrodisiac activity. Maximum dermal use level for West Indian nutmeg oil in EU is 0. 1% and in IFRA is 0.2%. The Maximum adult daily oral dose for Monographs: ISO 3215, Ph. Eur., FCC. East Indian Nutmeg oil is 28 mg and 175 mg for West Indian type. The oil is potentially carcinogenic based on the Safrole and Methyl IFRA: Restricted. Oils containing Safrole and Methyl Eugenol are Eugenol content; could be psychotropic in high doses. restricted due to its carcenogenicity. Contraindicated during pregnancy. Cosmetic Allergens: Limonene, Linalool, Neral, Eugenol and Isoeugenol. Chemical Profile & Chemotypes Nutmeg oil can be easily adulterate because of its terpenic content, so nutmeg terpenes, turpentine fractions and Limonene or Alpha-Pinene could be added to the oil. Mace oil can be also added to lower the price. It has some fingerprints such as Myristicine, being the last one a purity marker, because a lower value than the specs could be a sign of addition of natural or synthetic terpenes components. Despite the carcinogenic effect of Safrole and Methyl Eugenol, there are another two components in the oil that possess anti-carcinogenic activity: Limonene and Myristicin, being this the responsible of their psychotropic effects. Typical values for the main compounds present in this oil are detailed below: East Indian/Indonesia CT West Indian/India CT Alpha-Pinene_____15% - 28% Alpha-Pinene_____15% - 20% Beta-Pinene______13% - 18% Beta-Pinene______11% - 14% Sabinene_________14% - 29% Sabinene_________20% - 35% Delta-3-Carene___0.5% - 2% Delta-3-Carene___2% - 3% Limonene_________2% - 7% Limonene_________4% - 6% Gamma-Terpinene__2% - 6% Gamma-Terpinene__4% - 5% Terpinen-4-ol____2% - 6% Terpinen-4-ol____4% - 5.5% Safrole__________1% - 2.5% Safrole__________1% - 2.5% Myristicin_______5% - 12% Myristicin_______2% - 4% 30 Stewart Place, Fairfield, NJ 07004 - excellentiainternational.com - [email protected] - 732.749.9840.
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