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Taxonomy:                                                                            

                                                                                                 Kingdom  : Plantae

                                                                                                 Division   : Magnoliophyta

                                                                                                 Class        : Magnoliopsida

                                                                                                  Order       : Magnoliales

                                                                            ,                     Family     : Myristicaceae

                                                                                                  Genus      : Myristica

Chemical Constituents:

Seed :Myristicin , methyleugenol , safrole , 2, 3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2(3, 4-methylenedioxyphenyl)-3-methyl-5-(E) -propenyl-benzofuran , dehydrodiisoeugenol , 2, 3-dihydro-7-methoxy-2-(3-methoxy-4, 5-methylenedioxyphenyl) -3-methyl-5-(E)-propenyl-benzofuran , erythro-2-(4-allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3, 4-dimetho- xyphenyl) propane , erythro-2-(4-allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenyl) propane , erythro-2-(4-allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3, 4-dimethoxyphenyl) propan-1-ol acetate , erythro-2-(4-allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3, 4-dimethoxyphenyl) propan-1-ol , erythro-2-(4-allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenyl) propan-1-ol , 5-methoxy-dehydrodiisoeugenol, erythro-2-(4-allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-propan-1-ol , guaiacin  and threo-2-(4-allyl-2, 6-dimethoxyphenoxy)-1-(3-methoxy-5-hydroxy-phenyl) propan-1-ol, myristic acid, myristicin, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-pinene and safrole  beta-pinene, terpinen-4-ol, alpha-pinene, gamma-terpinene and beta-phellandrene,terpinene-4-ol , alpha-terpineol , and 4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol .

Part used : Whole plant,leaves

Reference:

              chemical constituents:

• New neolignan from seed of Myristica fragrans

             www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18533495

• Study on chemical constituents of the essential oil from Myristica fragrans Houtt. by supercritical fluid extraction and steam distillation.

  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15810588
• Chemical constituents of Myristica fragrans Houttuyn seed and their physiological activities.

   

   

   

   

   

  www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18176064

   

   

             Anti-hyperglycemic activity:

• Therapeutic potential of peroxisome proliferators--activated receptor-alpha/gamma dual agonist with alleviation of endoplasmic reticulum stress for the treatment of diabetes.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18065517

• Inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatase 1B by lignans from Myristica fragrans.

              www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16752372