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How Does This Ayurvedic Food Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL MEDICINE INSIGHTS

Recipes with Nutmeg: Apple Chutney with Indian Spices
Recipes with Nutmeg: Apple Chutney with Indian Spices
Nutmeg is the spice of stillness, offering a gentle hush to the restless mind and an embrace of comfort to the frayed nervous system. With a rich, sweet, and slightly pungent flavor, nutmeg kindles a quiet inner warmth, grounding the scattered energy of Vata and gently lulling the senses into deep relaxation. Often used at bedtime to promote restful sleep, nutmeg soothes emotional turbulence, quiets looping thoughts, and supports a soft landing into dreams.

In the gut, its aromatic pungency brings harmony to unsettled digestion. Aromatic oils refresh, dilate blood vessels, and relax tension in smooth muscle tissue, giving nutmeg the ability to clear upper GI stagnation and bloating, calm hiccups, and relieve nausea.

Its pungency gently ignites the digestive fire. Like cloves, nutmeg's pungency and astringency aids absorption and help to bind loose stools and firm up the intestines. This makes nutmeg ideal in cold, vata type diarrhea, where the cause of soft stools is low agni.

Its heavy, sweet, and heating qualities make it best in small amounts—too much can dull the mind or aggravate Pitta. A pinch in warm milk is a traditional and beloved remedy for insomnia, anxiety, and emotional fatigue.

Its sweet, spicy and sedative qualities make nutmeg ideal in tonics (rasayanas), where calming nervines are necessary to encourage absorption of heavy foods.

A natural sedative and nervine, nutmeg also has subtle aphrodisiac properties, inviting a sense of intimacy and inner ease.

Its aromatic qualities are ideal for penetrating through heavy fats in sweet desserts such as egg nog.

Quick Bedtime Elixir

  1. Warm 1 cup of your favorite milk (cow's, almond, or oat).
  2. Add:
    • ⅛ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
    • ¼ tsp cinnamon
    • 1 tsp raw honey (off heat)
  3. Stir, sip slowly, and let the spice of stillness carry you toward restorative sleep.
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About Nutmeg

Aromatic, pungent, astringent & sedating. A soporific digestive spice famous for its use in insomnia and cold type diarrhea. It is popular in spiced desserts such as egg nog. Excessive doses can cause hallucinations.

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Medicinal Effects of Nutmeg

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, herbs, lifestyle choices, your body, and disease.

METABOLIC NATURE / BIOCHARACTERISTICS

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

Ayurveda assesses metabolic imbalances through 20 main biocharacteristics (vital qualtiies). Aggravating them weakens your body and causes imbalance. By knowing which biocharacteristics are habitually imbalanced in your body, you will be able to identify and correct metabolic imbalances before you get sick. Every biocharacteristic has an opposite which balances it (i.e. hot balances cold). You restore balance by favoring diet and lifestyle choices that increase the opposite biocharacteristic.

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DRY

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Dry is identified by lack of moisture, lack of fat, or anything that causes diuresis.

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HEAVY

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Heavy is identified by sedation, sluggishness, or increased weight.

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HOT

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Hot is identified by increased body temperature, metabolism, or inflammation.

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TASTES

The 6 Tastes

Taste is used to sense the most basic properties and effects of food. Each taste has a specific medicinal effect on your body. Cravings for food with certain tastes indicate your body is craving specific medicinal results from food. Taste is experienced on the tongue and represents your body's reaction to foods. Sweet taste causes physical satisfaction and attraction whereas bitter taste causes discomfort and aversion. Kapha should use less sweet taste while Vata and Pitta would benefit from using more sweet taste. One of the first signs of illness is that your taste and appetite for food changes. The six tastes are sweet, sour, salty, pungent, bitter, and astringent. Do you crave foods with any of the tastes below?

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ASTRINGENT

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Astringency is characterized by constriction, drawing together, or drying.

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AYURVEDA BODY TYPES (DOSHAS)

The Three Doshas / Body Types

Ayurveda is a metabolic theory of medicine that explains individual health, tendencies, and disease patterns through the concept of doshas, which can be understood as your metabolic patterns and tendencies.

Each dosha reflects a distinct metabolic nature and describes strengths & weaknesses in bodily function, and how these affect energy levels, digestion, susceptibility to disease, and many other tendencies.

Your metabolic nature not only affects your physical characteristics, but also influences your mental thought patterns, confidence, and enthusiasm.

Ayurveda balances these metabolic strengths & weaknesses to support your body's vitality and prevent recurrent disease cycles. This support is a critical aid, especially in chronic or incurable disease conditions.

The 3 metabolic body types (doshas), are Catabolic (Vata), Metabolic (Pitta), and Anabolic (Kapha).

Through dosha, Ayurveda empowers people to identify metabolic imbalances early, break repetitive patterns of disease, and cultivate habits that support long-term vitality and well-being.

Ultimately, these metabolic patterns also provide a framework for understanding yourself, including body, mind, and spiritual tendencies.

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PACIFIES
Vata pacifying
AGGRAVATES
Kapha aggravating Pitta aggravating

GREEK MEDICINE / TEMPERAMENTS

The Four Temperaments / Humors

Ayurveda & Greek Medicine were the dominant form of medicine along the Silk Road from England to China and South Asia. They work by assessing your metabolic type, patterns, and nature. Greek medicine recognizes 4 metabolic temperaments, Melancholic, Choleric, Sanguine, and Phlegmatic.

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PACIFIES
MELANCHOLIC

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Cold and dry with a slow, variable or erratic metabolism. Colicky, tense. Withdrawn, pensive, anxious, and hesitant. Analytical, intelligent, detail oriented and creative. Prone to ojas depletion, dehydration, an overactive nervous system, and depression.

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AGGRAVATES
CHOLERIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Has a hot and dry metabolic nature. Enthusiastic, vibrant and bright. In excess burns up fluids and ojas, irritable. Corresponds to high bilirubin in the blood that irritates and heats up the body and liver.

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PHLEGMATIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A Phlegmatic has a cold and wet metabolic nature. The coldness implies a slow metabolism, the moisture that you are well-nourished. Phlegmatics tend towards sluggishness and thickened fluids, including mucus.

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SANGUINE

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

A hot and oily nature with a moderate metabolism and a well nourished body makes Sanguine individuals vigorous, vivacious, outgoing and generous, and prone to impulsivity and self indulgence. Bullish and intense when out of balance.

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Other Health Virtues

Subtaste:
Aromatic

AROMATIC

Herbs or spices with volatile essential oils that present strong aromas. Aromatic oils shock, refresh and numb tissue, with the end result of relaxing, opening and clearing stagnant fluids in tissues.

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Tissue (dhatu):
Nerves

NERVES

Marrow tissue (Majja Dhatu) includes bone marrow and nervous tissue.

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Affinity:
Bowel Poop Elimination
Family:
Myristicaceae

Medicinal Benefits, Uses & Herbal Actions of Nutmeg
Experiences are Personal
Experiences vary according to the person and constitution. Individual results may vary. The list of herbal-actions below has not be approved by the FDA and should not be used to treat a medical condition.

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Digestion:
Antiemetic

ANTIEMETIC

Herbs that reduce nausea or stop vomiting. Generally refreshing, aromatic herbs.

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Carminative

CARMINATIVE

Stimulates the release of gas. Helpful for bloating or cramping abdominal pain. Propels food downward. Carminatives typically expel gas by relaxing the muscles of the intestines.

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Digestive

DIGESTIVE

Herbs that encourage healthy digestion.

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Spleen Tonic

SPLEEN-TONIC

An herb that strengthens spleen function by improving strength of the blood. Spleen tonics Builds agni, brighten the person's appearances & firms up tissues.

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Bowel Health:
Constipative

CONSTIPATIVE

An herb that binds stools / stops diarrhea. When used in excess, these herbs and foods can cause constipation.

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Cleanse & Detox:
Burns Toxins

BURNS-TOXINS

An herb that detoxifies by helping your body metabolize toxins, as opposed to eliminating them.

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Internal Detoxicant

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

Liquefies, dissolves, decongests or dislodges internal stagnant toxins. Decongests the lymphatic system.

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Mind, Stress & Sleep:
Makes You Tired

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

Induces drowsiness and promotes sound sleep.

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Nerve Relaxant Grounding

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

Encourages feelings of stability and heaviness. Makes you feel settled, mentally relaxed. Mildly sedates the nervous system to ease stress. Can bring a spacey or anxious person back to earth. Reduces agitation, irritation, stress and racing thoughts.

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Analgesic

ANALGESIC

Pain reliever, reduces pain without eliminating sensation. Also known as anodyne.

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Anxiolytic

ANXIOLYTIC

Herbs that help people suffering from anxiety or panic. They promote a state of calm and often improve sleep. Most anxiolytic herbs are also nervines.

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Nerve Stimulant

NERVE-STIMULANT

Provide short lived stimulation of the nervous system.

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Nervine

NERVINE

Balances the nervous system. They can help with stress, memory, early alzheimer's, and even chronic pain. Often they are aromatic in nature.

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Sedative

SEDATIVE

Sedative herbs create a sense of calm in the mind and body by specifically calming or quieting the nervous system. Excellent for anxiety, stress and chronic pain.

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Energy Vitality:
Adrenal Tonic

ADRENAL-TONIC

Strengthens, supports, or increases output of adrenals.

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Heart & Circulation:
Antiplatelet

ANTIPLATELET

An herb that inhibits clotting, dissolves clots, thins the blood, or destroys platelets, therefore reducing the tendency of blood to form clots. They are useful in cardiovascular disease, clots, and stroke. Aka anticoagulant.

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Hemostatic

HEMOSTATIC

An herb that stops bleeding.

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Styptic

STYPTIC

A herb that contracts tissue or blood vessels. Generally styptics are astringent. They are often used topically as a hemostatic to stop bleeding, or to reduce secretions.

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Reproductive Health:
Abortifacient

ABORTIFACIENT

An abortifacient is a substance that induces abortion. These herbs are contraindicated in pregnancy.

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Emmenagogue

EMMENAGOGUE

Herbs which stimulate menstruation. Emmenagogues are used for scanty menstruation, to relieve menstrual pain, and improve blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus.

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Strength, Muscle Health:
Muscle Relaxant

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

Herbs that relax muscles. Helpful for chronic pain or tension as well as healing from physical trauma.

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Antispasmodic

ANTISPASMODIC

Herbs that reduce or inhibit muscle spasms or cramping, such as in asthma, menstruation, heart palpitations, migraine, or IBS.

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Other:

Foods with a Similar Nature to Nutmeg

  • Chamomile

    Chamomile has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Emmenagogue, Nervine, Analgesic, Carminative, Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Spleen-tonic

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  • Cloves

    Cloves has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Antiemetic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Analgesic, Anxiolytic, Digestive

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  • Saffron

    Saffron has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Nervine, Styptic, Carminative, Hemostatic, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic

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  • Ginger (Fresh)

    Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Adrenal-tonic, Antiplatelet, Carminative, Nervine, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Antiemetic, Burns-toxins

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  • Hing (Asafoetida)

    Hing (Asafoetida) has these Actions in Common

    Abortifacient, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Nervine

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  • Poppy Seed

    Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Makes-you-tired, Sedative, Analgesic, Constipative, Muscle-relaxant, Styptic, Antispasmodic, Hemostatic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Cinnamon

    Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

    Antiemetic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Hemostatic, Styptic

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  • Rosemary

    Rosemary has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Emmenagogue, Nerve-stimulant, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Analgesic, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant, Spleen-tonic

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  • Mustard Powder

    Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant, Abortifacient, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant

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  • Mustard

    Mustard has these Actions in Common

    Muscle-relaxant, Abortifacient, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Antispasmodic, Digestive

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Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Nutmeg

  • Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi)

    Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

    Adrenal-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Antispasmodic, Nervine, Anxiolytic, Sedative, Burns-toxins, Constipative, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Kava Kava

    Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Yogaraj Guggulu

    Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

    Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Burns-toxins, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Muscle-relaxant, Antiplatelet, Nervine

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  • Eleuthero Ginseng

    Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

    Anxiolytic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Adrenal-tonic, Nerve-stimulant, Analgesic, Nervine, Antispasmodic

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  • California Poppy

    California Poppy has these Actions in Common

    Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Sedative, Analgesic, Styptic, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Hemostatic, Muscle-relaxant

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  • Wild Ginger

    Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

    Burns-toxins, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Spleen-tonic, Antiemetic, Antispasmodic

    LEARN MORE

  • Dong Quai

    Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

    Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Analgesic, Nervine, Antiplatelet, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue

    LEARN MORE

  • Ashwagandha

    Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

    Nervine, Abortifacient, Sedative, Adrenal-tonic, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding

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  • Blue Cohosh

    Blue Cohosh has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine

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  • Pennyroyal

    Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

    Abortifacient, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine

    LEARN MORE

  • Mugwort

    Mugwort has these Actions in Common

    Analgesic, Antiemetic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine

    LEARN MORE

Nutmeg - Metabolic Impact Report

The reports shared below are part of an educational assignment completed by students at the Joyful Belly College of Natural Health Sciences. These represent subjective experiences intended to help students explore principles of Ayurveda through personal observation. In each report below, students ate the selected food for 3 days and self-reported these effects. See other food & herb reports at Joyful Belly.

TEMPERATURE/CIRCULATION

How did Nutmeg affect your temperature?

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Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your ear temperature?

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16
12
8
4
0
4
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HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your sweat quantity?

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36
27
18
9
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0
 3
 39
 8
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your skin?

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Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your tongue body?

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 0
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PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 44 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the swelling of your tongue body?

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 3
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More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 41 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your appetite/hunger?

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 22
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Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your digestion speed?

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Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

TOXINS

How did Nutmeg affect the amount of gas & bloating?

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Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your stool smell?

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 2
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

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2
 16
 29
 3
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Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your tongue coating?

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6
 5
 1
 4
 34
YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your throat soreness?

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16
12
8
4
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2
 18
 1
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your urine smell?

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 3
 44
 3
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

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 0
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Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your sweat smell?

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44
33
22
11
0
0
 2
 47
 1
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your acne?

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 21
 0
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your freckles/moles?

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 21
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DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

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16
12
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4
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 1
 0
 0
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Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
16
No Change
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of the lower eye lid?

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15
10
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 21
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More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

HYDRATION

How did Nutmeg affect your urine frequency/quantity?

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Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the dryness of your skin?

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17
13
9
5
1
4
 2
 15
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

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PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the cracks on your tongue?

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Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 44 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

FLUID-THICKNESS

How did Nutmeg affect your ear pressure?

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More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your congestion?

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More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

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More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

NERVOUS-SYSTEM

How did Nutmeg affect your energy levels?

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 0
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your muscle tension?

30
24
18
12
6
0
11
 25
 14
 0
 0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your anxiety?

40
32
24
16
8
0
5
 33
 12
 0
 0
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the stillness of your tongue?

30
24
18
12
6
0
25
 19
 0
More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 44 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

DIGESTION

How did Nutmeg affect your appetite/hunger?

25
20
15
10
5
0
2
 8
 22
 17
 1
Much less hungrySlightly less hungrySameSlightly hungrierMuch hungrier
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect burning sensations in digestive tract (do not include acid reflux)?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 3
 15
 2
 0
Much reliefSlight reliefSameSlightly more burningMuch more burning
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the amount of gas & bloating?

30
24
18
12
6
0
1
 23
 24
 1
 1
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your digestion speed?

30
24
18
12
6
0
0
 19
 23
 8
 0
Much fasterSlightly fasterSameSlightly slowerMuch slower
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

TONGUE

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your tongue body?

25
20
15
10
5
0
3
 20
 0
 21
PalerRedderBluerNo Change
Total Responses: 44 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your tongue coating?

40
32
24
16
8
0
6
 5
 1
 4
 34
YellowerBrownerGrayerWhiterNo Change
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the thickness & size of your tongue coating?

35
28
21
14
7
0
2
 16
 29
 3
 0
Much smallerSlightly lessSameSlightly larger coatingMuch larger
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the cracks on your tongue?

30
24
18
12
6
0
0
 10
 27
 7
 0
Larger/longer/more cracksSlightly moreSameSlightly less/smaller/shorterMuch less
Total Responses: 44 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the stillness of your tongue?

30
24
18
12
6
0
25
 19
 0
More stillNo ChangeMore Trembling / Jittery
Total Responses: 44 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the swelling of your tongue body?

42
34
26
18
10
2
3
 3
 35
More SwellingLess SwellingNo Change
Total Responses: 41 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

STOOL

How did Nutmeg affect your stool color?

45
36
27
18
9
0
4
 0
 2
 7
 37
More yellowMore grayMore greenMore orangeSame
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your stool consistency?

30
24
18
12
6
0
1
 4
 20
 25
 0
Much softerSlightly softerSameSlightly harderMuch harder
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your stool lightness?

35
28
21
14
7
0
0
 11
 28
 11
 0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly darkerMuch darker
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your stool frequency/quantity?

40
32
24
16
8
0
1
 12
 32
 5
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your stool smell?

40
32
24
16
8
0
0
 12
 36
 2
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

URINE

How did Nutmeg affect the amount of bubbles in your urine?

50
40
30
20
10
0
1
 5
 44
 0
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMany more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your urine lightness?

50
40
30
20
10
0
0
 3
 42
 5
 0
Much lighterSlightly lighterSameSlightly DarkerMuch Darker
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your urine clarity?

51
41
31
21
11
1
2
 44
 4
More cloudySameMore clear
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your urine frequency/quantity?

40
32
24
16
8
0
0
 6
 36
 8
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your urine smell?

50
40
30
20
10
0
0
 3
 44
 3
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

SWEAT

How did Nutmeg affect your sweat quantity?

45
36
27
18
9
0
0
 3
 39
 8
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your sweat smell?

55
44
33
22
11
0
0
 2
 47
 1
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

SKIN

How did Nutmeg affect your acne?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 21
 0
More acneNo ChangeLess acne
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your skin?

20
16
12
8
4
0
0
 3
 2
 0
 16
Yellower/GreenerPalerRedderGrayerNo Change
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the dryness of your skin?

21
17
13
9
5
1
4
 2
 15
DrierOilierNo Change
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your freckles/moles?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 21
 0
DarkerNo ChangeLighter
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

EYE

How did Nutmeg affect the color of the lower eye lid?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 0
 21
 0
More green/dark greenMore purpleNo ChangeLess green/purple
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the puffiness of lower eye lid?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 20
 1
PuffierNo ChangeLess Puffy
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the color of your sclera (white part of eye)?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 1
 0
 0
 3
Redder/BloodshotYellowerGrayerBrownerWhiter
16
No Change
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

ENT

How did Nutmeg affect your congestion?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 17
 3
More congestionNo ChangeLess congestion
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect the thickness of your mucous congestion?

21
17
13
9
5
1
2
 15
 4
More thickNo ChangeLess thick
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your ear pressure?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 18
 2
More pressureNo ChangeLess pressure
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your ear temperature?

20
16
12
8
4
0
4
 17
 0
HotterNo ChangeCooler
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your throat soreness?

20
16
12
8
4
0
2
 18
 1
More soreNo ChangeLess sore
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

HEART

How did Nutmeg affect your heart pain/pressure/cramping?

20
16
12
8
4
0
1
 3
 17
 0
 0
Much lessSlightly lessSameSlightly moreMuch more
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your heart rhythm?

25
20
15
10
5
0
0
 19
 2
More palpitationsSameLess palpitations
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your heart rate?

15
12
9
6
3
0
1
 8
 11
 1
 0
Much slowerSlightly slowerSameSlightly fasterMuch faster
Total Responses: 21 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

SYSTEMIC

How did Nutmeg affect your anxiety?

40
32
24
16
8
0
5
 33
 12
 0
 0
Much less anxietySlightly lessSameSlightly more anxietyMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your energy levels?

30
24
18
12
6
0
7
 17
 23
 3
 0
Much less energySlightly lessSameSlightly more energyMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your temperature?

30
24
18
12
6
0
1
 4
 18
 25
 2
Much colderSlightly colderSameSlightly warmerMuch warmer
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

How did Nutmeg affect your muscle tension?

30
24
18
12
6
0
11
 25
 14
 0
 0
Much less tensionSlightly lessSameSlightly more tensionMuch more
Total Responses: 50 REPORT ID:93 (2020-10-17 - 2022-03-30)

Note: These exercises are not part of an FDA-regulated study, and were not designed or conducted under a clinical research protocol. They are neither investigational in nature nor scientific findings. They are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. They are experiential assignments rooted in traditional Ayurvedic education, intended solely for instructional use. No conclusions should be drawn regarding the therapeutic effects of any food, herb, or dietary substance based on these student reflections.


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how to use Nutmeg Ayurvedically

1/8 - 1/4 tsp with warm water, 1-2x daily or as directed by your practitioner. Avoid consuming more than 1-2 teaspoons in a short period to prevent toxicity.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Nutmeg may temper these symptoms. The suitability of any food for a condition is highly dependent on the individual and constitution. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

Nutmeg may be harmful or contraindicated for these symptoms. Note this is not a complete list of all possible contraindications. Please see your doctor before using this food to treat a medical condition.

Exercise caution in the following conditions: Never use it in high doses (>6 g) as it can be intoxicating, causing hallucinations, headaches, dizziness and heart palpitations. Caution in high pitta. Caution with sedatives, antihypertensive and anti depressant medication. (Source: Ayurvedic Medicine by Sebastian Pole)

Herb Drug Interaction Risk

Here are some potential herb drug interactions with Nutmeg. Please see your health care provider for more information.

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Constitutional Nutrition: Strengthen Your Health Naturally

When your dietary choices align with your individual nature (constitution), it supports your metabolism, energy, and health naturally. A personalized diet, fitting to your constitution, leverages your natural strengths while gently supporting your body where it's vulnerable.

Constitutional nutrition is especially beneficial for digestion, a foundational pillar of health influencing your entire well-being. Balanced digestion fortifies your body's natural defenses against illness and enhances your resilience when illness does arise. A healthy digestive fire (*agni*) eases discomfort, speeds recovery, and naturally uplifts your mood.

By embracing constitutional nutrition, you will soon experience a profound sense of renewal, vitality, and inner strength.

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