Mace oil

Agent Name
Mace oil
CAS Number
8007-12-3
Major Category
Biological Agents
Synonyms
Fats, nutmeg butter; Mace; Mace (Myristica fragrans Houtt.); Mace oil (Myristica fragrans Houtt.); Mace oleoresin/extract (Myristica fragrans Houtt.); Macis oil; Nutmeg butter; Nutmeg butter fat; Nutmeg fat; Nutmeg oil, expressed; Nutmeg oil, fixed; Oil of mace; Oil of nutmeg; Oil of nutmeg, expressed; Oils, mace; Oils, myristica fragrans; Nutmeg oleoresin; [ChemIDplus]
Category
Plant Toxins
Description
Orange-red to reddish-brown solid with an odor of nutmeg; [HSDB]
Sources/Uses
Found in the seed cover of nutmeg; Used for flavoring; [HSDB] Nutmeg is the seed of Myristica fragrans; Mace is the seed coat; The active ingredient is the volatile oil, Myristicin, found in both seed and coat; [Leikin, p. 952]
Comments
Emergency treatment: "Plants- nutmeg"; [HSDB] See "Myristicin."
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Adverse Effects

Neurotoxin
Other CNS neurotoxin
Hepatotoxin
Hepatoxic (a) from occupational exposure (secondary effect) or (b) in animal studies or in humans after ingestion

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