Noticing Nutmeg

December 2012 Volume 4 Issue 12 zine

Planting a Seed of Knowledge for a Lifetime of Herbal Wisdom Noticing Nutmeg 1 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown q Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown r Herbal Roots Zine is a monthly activity magazine created to teach kids about medicinal herbs. All writings and illustrations are created and owned by Kristine Brown and are subject to copyright laws. All rights reserved. Please do not distribute this packet outside of your immediate family or use any part of it for resale value. Libraries are welcome to print out a copy to place in a binder for their loan system.

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Text and Illustrations copyright © 2012 by Kristine Brown Herbal Roots zine 8801 State Route 162 Troy, Illinois 62294 [email protected] Herbal Roots zine ISSN 2166-4668 (online) http://herbalrootszine.com/ https://www.facebook.com/herbalrootszine

Note to Parents 3 Calendar 6 Herb Spirits 7

All About...Nutmeg 9

Scramble, Search and More 12 Herbal Botany 15 Herbal Lore 17 Songs and Poems 20 Herbal Recipes 21 Coloring Page 25 Herbal Crafts and More 26 Maze 29 Herbal Journal 30 Crossword Puzzle 32 Resource Page 34

2 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Note to Parents Dear Parents, Another year of herbal learning has come to an end. As the weather outside grows more blustery, we look inside our kitchen cabinets for herbal inspiration. Nutmeg is a perfect choice for this time of year! Traditionally added to foods in the wintertime to help spread “good cheer,” Nutmeg not only adds a great flavor to foods but also has antidepressant properties. This month we’ll dive into the world of Nutmeg, making some traditional recipes that taste great and offer some herbal comfort as well as making some herbal remedies to use specifically for the medicinal effect. Although Nutmeg is used throughout the world for medicine, I do want to offer a word of caution from using too much at once as Nutmeg can cause some unpleasant side effects such as nausea, vomiting, headaches and more if too much is consumed at a time. The recipes in this issue are well below the limit of these effects but please do exercise caution when first using Nutmeg if you have not used it in the past. For more information on the more potent side of Nutmeg, you can go here: http://www.erowid.org/plants/nutmeg/nutmeg_article1.shtml. Don’t let that scare you away from using Nutmeg though! It’s a delicious addition to your culinary and medicine cabinets with many benefits well worth exploring. In addition to this booklet (which we recommend you print out a copy per child who will be using it), this month you will need (see the Craft and Recipe Sections for specifics on each): Ingredients Whole Nutmegs Raw Honey Whole Milk Egg yolks Heavy cream

3 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Note to Parents Whipped cream Apricot Kernel or Sweet Almond oil Nutmeg Essential oil Supplies Small bowl Spoon Wash cloth Saucepan Whisk Mugs Nutmeg grater Mini Crock pot Cheesecloth and strainer Bottle Label Tea cup Tea ball

Directly after this note is the calendar. If you’re not sure how to incorporate Herbal Roots into your daily learning routine, use the calendar as a way to get started. Subscribers have found this to be a great starting point whether they are homeschoolers trying to fit Herbal Roots Zine and herbal learning into their daily school routine or public/private schoolers trying to fit a few minutes of herbal learning into their hectic after school routine. My hope is that this calendar will be a starting point to get kids exploring herbs on their own and learn to bring a bit of herbal joy into their everyday lives. Be sure to check in with our blog! Every Monday we offer a giveaway. You can sign up for a chance to win all sorts of great items including wooden animals, clay pendants and a free issue of Herbal Roots Zine. Also, to new subscribers, I’d like to suggest investing in a binder of some sort to put these monthly sheets in. One per child if possible so they can each have their own little herbal book. They’ll be pasting actual samples of the herbs in here along with keeping a journal of all their thoughts and explorations of each particular herb. That will create a

4 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Note to Parents wonderful memory to last through the schooling lifetime! They are building an herbal foundation of knowledge to be used for the rest of their lives. These are real herbs that can be found almost anywhere or grown very easily. Having this knowledge is very powerful and will stay with them for a lifetime! A great way to introduce Herbal Roots zine is to have them decorate a cover page for their own binder. You can also download a ready made binder cover on our website at: http://www.herbalrootszine.com/freebies/. You might also consider having them make a Herbarium if they haven’t already. Directions can be found on our website. Look for the link on the left hand column of the page! Most of all, have fun. Learn, explore, discover, taste and dream. The herbs are playful and we should be too. Until next month, Peace and Herbs!

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2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Make Time for Draw Review Giveaway some a botany Nutmeg in Nutmeg Monday* the Craft with the Nutmeg lesson! section. Massage See page crossword. Oil. 16. 9 10 11 12 Have 13 14 15 Tell a you been Treat Try some Giveaway friend journaling yourself Nutmeg about your with a Monday* Nutmeg’s Nutmeg Nutmeg Tea story. exper- face mask. Today! iences? 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Share Make Word Giveaway Sing the your some search Monday * Nutmeg photos on Eggnog! time! song. our Flickr page.** 23 24 25 Add a 26Trouble27 28 29 Nutmeg sleeping? Did you How have Giveaway to your Nutmeg unscramble your Monday* pocket Milk to all the views on for safe the words? Nutmeg travels. rescue. changed? 30 31

Giveaway Monday*

*Go online to Herbal Roots’ website at: http://herbalrootszine.com to see what’s new there! Every month I’ll be giving away a copy of Herbal Roots and many more goodies including plants, clay pendants and wooden critters made by local mama artists. **Have any pictures to share? Post them on our Flicker page at: http://www.flickr.com/groups/herbalrootszine. We’d love to see what you’ve been up to! ***See the resource section for links to great articles on this month’s herb!

6 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Herb Spirits Visualizing herbal spirits can help you understand and remember the herb better. Before you read anything about Nutmeg, take a few minutes to fill out this page with your thoughts and feelings. After you have learned all about Nutmeg, fill out the second page with how you view Nutmeg after learning about her. Compare your answers and see how your understanding and knowledge of Nutmeg has changed and grown over the course of this issue. There are no right or wrong answers.

Part 1: Fill out BEFORE you learn all about Nutmeg. j What color is this Herbal Spirit? ______j What body type?(long, lean, plump, wispy, stout, etc.)

______j Any particularly pronounced features? (eyes, ears, feet, belly, fingers.....?)______j What personality? (fiery, calm, flighty, aggressive, grounded...)______j Age? (baby, youth, adult, crone...)______j Ethnicity? ______j Gender? (male, female, gender neutral) ______j Herbal Spirit energy (cooling, warming, drying, moistening?______j Element? (fire, water, earth, wood, metal, air, etc.) ______

Part 2: Fill out AFTER you learn all about Nutmeg. j What color is this Herbal Spirit? ______j What body type?(long, lean, plump, wispy, stout, etc.)

______j Any particularly pronounced features? (eyes, ears, feet, belly, fingers.....?)______j What personality? (fiery, calm, flighty, aggressive, grounded...)______j Age? (baby, youth, crone...)______j Ethnicity? ______j Gender? (male, female, gender neutral) ______j Herbal Spirit energy (cooling, warming, drying, moistening?______j Element? (fire, water, earth, wood, metal, air, etc.) ______

j j j j How did your answers change?______

How did they stay the same?______

Did any of your changes surprise you?______

Why or why not?______

8 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown All About…Nutmeg! Nutmeg is often used in sweet, spicy dishes such as custards, pies, cookies and other treats as well as some savory dishes. We traditionally use Nutmeg this time of year for more than just his good taste; Nutmeg was added to food intentionally to spread ‘good cheer’ as he has an antidepressant effect on people. Nutmeg is an evergreen tree known botanically as Myristica fragrans. He is in the Myristaceae family. Nutmeg is the seed of the Nutmeg tree. Mace also comes from the Nutmeg tree and is the red coating that wraps around the hard shell of the Nutmeg seed. Nutmeg is native to the Banda Islands in the Spice Islands of Indonesia. Nutmeg contains folic acid, niacin, riboflavin, thiamin, vitamin A, vitamin C, potassium, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus Evergreen Nutmeg Tree and zinc. Photo by Rosalee de la Foret Energetically, Nutmeg is pungent, warming and drying. Medicinally, Nutmeg is antibacterial, antidepressant, antiemetic, anti- inflammatory, antiseptic, antispasmodic, aromatic, astringent, carminative, a circulatory stimulant, relaxant, a sedative and a stimulant. Nutmeg has many active constituents Nutmeg fruit shows which give him his medicinal Mace covering Nutmeg seed qualities. The main active Photo by Azhar feder constituents are myristicin, elemicin from Wikimedia Commons and eugenol. 9 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown All About…Nutmeg! It seems contradictory that Nutmeg can be both stimulating and relaxing/ sedating but this is because his medicine works in two different ways. As a stimulant, he stimulates the circulatory system and the brain. By stimulating the circulation, Nutmeg allows you to have easier concentration, relieve mental exhaustion and ease stress. Because The seed is covered by a hard outer shell Nutmeg is a good circulatory system stimulant, he makes a great heart tonic too. Studies are showing this stimulation may prove to be beneficial with those suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. As a relaxant and antispasmodic, he relaxes muscles and relieves muscle spasms. Nutmeg can be added to evening teas or warm milk before bedtime to help relax the nervous system and muscles and promote restful sleep. For growing pains and muscle spasms, try adding a few drops of Nutmeg essential oil to a light oil such as Apricot Kernel or Almond oil to use as a massage oil for the spasming areas. That same massage oil is great for treating inflamed sciaticas, neuralgia, muscular and Whole Nutmeg seeds with shell removed joint pain. Nutmeg is traditionally added to foods during the winter to aid in digestion. As an aromatic, he stimulates the 10 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown All About…Nutmeg! appetite while his carminative properties help to prevent the build up of gas as well as relieve it during digestion. We like to add Nutmeg to our wintertime chai recipes as well as most of our ‘sweet’ foods such as pancakes, breads, french toast and sweet potatoes. Not only does it flavor the foods we are eating but it also aids in digestion. Nutmeg’s antibacterial property has also proven effective against bacteria such as some strains of E. coli and against Streptococcus mutans, the bacteria that causes cavities in the mouth. At the same time, it seems to leave healthy bacteria unaffected.

Nutmeg is antiemetic Freshly ground Nutmeg, ready to use when taken in small doses. Antiemetic means he is effective to treat motion sickness and nausea. However, use with caution, as large doses can actually cause nausea. Buy whole nutmeg at your local health food store and grind or grate as needed as pre-ground Nutmeg deteriorates very quickly. Store the nuts in the freezer to keep them fresh longer.

11 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Scramble , Search & More! Unscramble the word list and then find the words in the word search on the next page! For hints, the words are highlighted in green on the About Nutmeg page.

M Y I R N I C S I T ______

Y C O R T I A C U L R N I L T A S U M T ______

M I U T L A S N T ______

M A M A N L T F Y I R N O I T A ______

S I R T Y C I M A S A R N F G A ______

C S A E N P T T I I ______

A P S S M I O T D N I A C ______

P O S H U P R S O H ______

E S A R I M T Y A C E ______

O F B L V I A I R N ______

N R A I S G T E N T ______

I C T A A R N M I V E ______

C E I I T T E N M A ______

T S A S N E T R I P D E A N ______

L B A I C T T N E I A R A ______

A T N I M V I A ______M A A N N E G S E ______

E N S G I A U M M ______L O I F C D I C A ______

E P R O C P ______R X E A L N A T ______

O R I N ______A M I N T I H ______

S A V E T E D I ______C I L U A M C ______

C A N I I N ______E N L I E C M I ______

R A G W N I M ______M A R T A C O I ______

G E U L E O N ______P E N T U N G ______

A T N I M V I C ______S A T M O U P I S ______

N C R Y M S M Y Y D I M I S I Y I S R U A P E H I E U A E S U R O H P S O H P V E A L I A U N I L U P D I M A O C I N C N I N I F I T C C I A A A A A L N N N T N C I T A M O R A I I E I F X D A T O S T G T A I A C I L P A M C C S I W A R M I N G I G N I M Y R I S T A C E A E R A N A I V E T D E I I B M C N M A N I G A N N M T A I E G T E A N I Y A A C E E N D O I A Y U I P T S U A P A I C C R C L L M L Z A U G N T S I E T E I R R N I G A D T F T I E A I N M M P I B I V A E G D A M U I S E N G A M O A T N A L U M I T S Y R O T A L U C R I C R D M N S S R A U T C S F R N U I O T S I I I C G M E T M I Y L A N A S T R I N G E N T V A T D T G R O A C A N C N I M A T I V I P M L E L N I N M D A L N I D T N I O C M V E A C A O M A A U I I M N T M L I A P O T A S S I U M M M R R P I C A S R R C E T P L L I N U M M T P E E M I E T I E V A E M P R F T H M A A A A H T M L S A R C E I C R E A O N L T S T L I N E T S U A Y C U N A M R T B A I B D S T T E A E T Y O M Y R I S T I C I N P E A N C A O A N T N T T M E O R Y L I R C C M M R A S T L E A M R S T 13 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Scramble , Search & More! Word Bubbles

Fill in the bubbles with Nutmeg’s active constituents.

Fill in the bubbles with Nutmeg’s energetics and tastes.

14 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Herbal Botany Read through the information on Nutmeg’s anatomy then label the pictures using the highlighted words. Color the picture when you are finished labeling it. The Nutmeg tree is evergreen, meaning he never loses his leaves all at once. Branches are spread in whorls. Leaves are alternate, with 1 inch long petioles (stems) and are elliptical and obtuse (rounded) at the base. Flowers are dioecious, meaning they have either male or female parts but not both. There are 3 - 5 flowers per stem or peduncle.

The fruits are fleshy. When split open, they expose the arillus, which is the spice named Mace. An arillus is an exterior covering which forms a false coat on a seed. Below the arillus is the shell of the seed or kernel. This shell is hard and must be broken open with a mallet or hammer. Beneath the shell is the kernel, also known as Nutmeg.

The tree takes 9 years to bloom but will continue to bloom and fruit for about 75 years. On the Banda Islands where Nutmeg is native and grown, there are 3 harvests: the main harvest being in July or August, the second in November and the final one in March or April.

Nutmeg Gets Noticed

L ong before the spice trade began, the Banda Islands in Indonesia were home to a tropical paradise. The natives of the islands had a simple life on their island homes which were created from a series of volcanos in the Banda Sea. The Bandanese people gathered many spices that they used in their food and for medicine such as cloves and cinnamon. They had many rich and luscious foods at their disposal, including a variety of sea food and fish. They also ate luscious exotic fruits such as Nanas (pineapples), Manggas (Mangos), Srikayas, Klengkengs, Rambutans, Mangosteens and the Pala (Nutmeg) fruits. Pala fruits were mashed into jams and dried to make a sweet treat. The people ate the fruits and discarded the seeds. Children often collected these seeds and strung them on vines to hang around their necks as amulets of protection and good luck. They loved the scent the seeds put off and the bright red “net” that surrounded the seed. The scent was relaxing and helped them go to sleep at night. After awhile, the children began to notice that their amulets rattled. One day one of the children was playing by the cook fire and his seed fell off into the pot of fish soup unnoticed. It quickly sank to the bottom of the pot. Later that day, his mother scooped out their soup and the family could not believe how delicious the soup tasted! They had never tasted fish soup quite like it. As they took their last bites, their mother noticed the seed in the bottom of her bowl. Her son clutched at his neck and realized it was from his necklace.

17 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Herbal Lore The family began gathering the discarded seeds from the ground and put them in a basket for storage. The mother told all her neighbors and friends of their discovery and soon all the Bandanese people were adding the Pala seed to their meals. The boy’s mother became curious about the rattling inside of the seed shell and used a rock to crack it open. The outer net fell off and she chewed on it, noticing the mild flavor. She set it aside and brushed the hard shell from the seed. She smelled the hard seed and decided to try it in cooking. Once again, the family discovered a new taste and enjoyed it in many of their foods. They boiled the seeds in water or rubbed them against rocks to grind off bits for using in their meals. Sometimes they added the seeds directly to their soups. Over time, the Bandanese people used their Pala seeds and “nets” for a variety of medicinal and culinary needs. They shared their new finds with neighboring island people and traded the seeds for other items they needed such as silk and linen fabrics, exotic foods from afar and many other luxuries. Hundreds of years later, these seeds were discovered by the Portuguese and Dutch people who closely guarded the location and began calling the Pala seeds Nutmeg and the Pala “net” Mace. The Dutch continued to guard their location and have a monopoly on the seeds for many years until a French man smuggled some seeds and began growing them at

18 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Herbal Lore another location, ending the monopoly on them. Today the Bandanese people still enjoy their Pala fruits, seeds and “nets” and travelers around the world carry a nutmeg seed in their pocket or suitcase for protection and safe travels!

Grate up Some Nutmeg for Me Sung to the tune of “Bring Back My Bonnie to Me” My brain has lost all concentration, Mental exhaustion sets in, My brain could use stimulation To bring back my focus again. Chorus: Grate up, grate up, grate up some Nutmeg for me, for me Grate up, grate up, oh grate up some Nutmeg for me. When muscles begin to spasm, Or my sciatica gets inflamed, When suffering from neuralgia, Rub on some oil for relief. Chorus Often when Winter is coming, And moodiness turns to gloom, Digestion starts getting sluggish, I’ll add “good cheer” by the spoon. Chorus

More Than a Spice Nutmeg’s sweet aroma and flavor come on strong Both will often linger after it’s all gone

But more than enjoyment is packed into that seed Depression, neuralgia, joint pain Are no match for this medicinal steed!

Ingredients Tools 4 cups whole milk, raw if possible Saucepan 1 cup honey Whisk 8 large egg yolks Bowl 1 cup heavy cream Mugs for serving 1 teaspoon freshly grated Nutmeg Freshly whipped cream Extra grated Nutmeg for garnish

Mix the milk and honey in a saucepan and heat until the honey thins. Turn off heat. Whisk the egg yolks in a bowl and begin pouring into the hot milk while still whisking the yolks. Add the cream and Nutmeg. Return the pan to heat and cook for 20 minutes or until the mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Do not allow the mixture to boil. Chill and pour into mugs. Add a dollop of whipped cream to the top of the eggnog and garnish with a sprinkle of grated Nutmeg.

21 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Herbal Recipes Nutmeg Massage Oil This oil is wonderful for rubbing on muscles spasms, ‘growing pains,’ inflamed sciaticas, neuralgia, muscular and joint pain and inflammation. It helps to stimulate circulation to the affected area and relieves the inflammation and spasms by stimulating and relaxing the area. Ingredients Tools 1 cup Apricot Kernel or Nutmeg grater Sweet Almond oil Mini crock pot 4 whole nutmeg seeds Cheese cloth and strainer Nutmeg essential oil Bottle Label Grate the whole Nutmeg seeds into the crock pot. Cover with the oil and let it heat for a day in the crock pot. Strain off using the cheesecloth and strainer. Pour the oil into the bottle and add 10 - 20 drops of essential oil. Label your bottle and use as needed. Be sure to add a note to your label for external use only.

22 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Herbal Recipes Nutmeg Tea This tea can be used to wash wounds, applied as a compress to strains and sprains, arthritic areas, drank to increase appetite, or use in the mouth to kill bacteria that causes cavities as a post tooth brushing rinse.

Ingredients Tools 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground Tea cup Nutmeg Tea ball 1 cup boiling water

Place the freshly ground Nutmeg into the tea ball and steep in the boiling water for 10 minutes. Use as needed as a tea, wash, rinse or compress. To use as a compress, dip a piece of cotton flannel cloth in the hot tea, lightly squeeze to remove some excess then apply directly to the affected area. Let cool then repeat, reheating the tea as needed.

Ingredients Tools 2 cups whole milk Sauce pan 1 teaspoon Nutmeg Mug 1 teaspoon raw honey Spoon

Heat the milk and Nutmeg in the saucepan. Gently simmer for 5 minutes. Add the honey to the mug then pour the milk into the mug and stir until the honey has dissolved. Enjoy while bundled up in your pajamas and robe then head off to bed for a long winter’s nap!

Nutmeg Myristica fragrans

Sun Bear Helarctos malayanus

Herb Pressing/Drawing Draw a picture of Nutmeg here. Decorate the frame.

Myristica fragrans

Nutmeg Facial Mask My daughter loves to make and use facial masks. We often have an afternoon at the spa, complete with face masks, back rubs and manicures. It’s a great way to relax away a cold afternoon. Treat someone you love to a spa afternoon! Nutmeg is great for those with any skin type and acne as his astringent, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties helps to dry up problems spots, remove of old, dead skin and nourish the skin.

You will need: 2 teaspoons freshly ground Nutmeg 2 teaspoons raw honey 1 teaspoon whole milk 1 small bowl Spoon Wash cloth and warm water for removing mask

27 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Herbal Crafts and More! Combine the milk, Nutmeg and honey in a bowl. Apply it to your face using circular motions. Continue to gently massage it into your face and neck for a minute or so then leave on for 15 - 20 minutes. Use the wash cloth and warm water to gently rinse off the mask.

Carrying a whole Nutmeg seed in your pocket or suitcase is said to insure safe travels.

Find your way through the nutmeg!

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Antibacterial Antispasmodic Evergreen Antidepressant Astringent Myristaceae Antiemetic Carminative Myristica fragrans Anti-inflammatory Circulatory Relaxant Antiseptic Elemicin

Across 1 Trees that never lose their leaves. 3 Nutmeg's botanical name. 4 Herbs that aid in digestion and help to reduce gas 6 Germ killers. 8 Herbs that sooth spasms. 10 Taken in small doses, Nutmeg eases nausea with his ___ effects. 11 Nutmeg spreads "good cheer" during the holiday season because of this property. 12 Family Nutmeg belongs to. 13 Nutmeg will help you go to sleep because he is a ___.

Down 1 Nutmeg has 3 main constituents: myristicin, ___ and eugenol. 2 Herbs that reduce inflammation. 5 Herbs that destroy or prevent bacteria from growing. 7 Nutmeg stimulates the brain because he is a ___ stimulant. 9 An herb that tightens and tones skin is known as this.

33 Written and Illustrated by Kristine Brown © 2012 Kristine Brown Reference & Resource Page This is a short list of some great resources for teaching kids more about herbs. For a more complete list, go to http://www.herbalrootszine.com/herbal-learning-resources/. Books For more reading about herbs, try these kid friendly books! Those highlighted in purple contain specific information about Nutmeg. Theh Herb & Spice Book for Kids by Alice Siegel and Margo McLoone Herbs. An ABC Rhyme and Picture Book by Tamara Lawrence, ND The Spice Necklace: My Adeventures in Caribbean Cooking, Eating, and Island Life by Ann Vanderhoof Walking the World in Wonder: A Children’s Herbal by Ellen Evert Hopman A Kid’s Herb Book by Lesley Tierra I’m A Medicine Woman Too! by Jesse Wolf Hardin An Herbal Summer by Tony(a) Lemos http://blazingstarherbalschool.typepad.com/ blazing_star_herbal_schoo/2009/07/back-from-the- printers.html

Games Wildcraft! Available online at Learning Herbs: http://www.learningherbs.com/wildcraft.html Herbal Bingo game: http://www.herbalrootszine.com/Herbal_Bingo.pdf Wild Cards by Linda Runyon, Available at: http://www.ofthefield.com/html/learning_resources_4.html

Pictures of the Nutmeg tree, flowers and fruits: http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/ myristica_fragrans.htm#Myristica_fragrans_sale Susun Weed on Nutmeg: http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/October09/ healingwise.htm Therapeutic uses of Nutmeg essential oil: http://thehealthyhavenblog.com/2011/08/08/suggested- uses-for-nutmeg-essential-oil/ The History of Nutmeg: http://www.thepracticalherbalist.com/component/content/ article/61-pocket-herbal/139-nutmeg-pocket-herbal.html Spotlight on a Nutmeg grower with lots of pictures: http://blog.seasonwithspice.com/2011/12/ghee-hup-nutmeg- factory-penang.html Spices of the Spice Islands: http://factsanddetails.com/world.php? itemid=1610&catid=54&subcatid=345 Dried Herbs, beeswax, essential oils, Oils, lip balm tubes and more: http://www.mountainroseherbs.com/index.php?AID=113760

Essential oils: http://rainbowmeadows.com Herb Seeds and Plants: http://www.hometownseeds.com/ http://www.horizonherbs.com/ http://www.thymegarden.com/ http://www.richters.com/

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