Nutmeg Benefits, Uses, Side Effects Ayurveda Insights

Medicinal Effects of Nutmeg

Constitutional nutrition systems use biocharacteristics to classify the metabolic nature of food, hebs, 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

AGGRAVATES

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

Tissue (dhatu):

Nerves

NERVES

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

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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:

Grounding

Foods with a Similar Nature to Nutmeg

Nutmeg

Nutmeg has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Makes-you-tired, Nerve-stimulant, Spleen-tonic, Abortifacient, Antiemetic, Anxiolytic, Constipative, Hemostatic, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Styptic, Adrenal-tonic, Antiplatelet, Burns-toxins, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Sedative
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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
Anxiolytic, Digestive, Nervine, Antiemetic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Analgesic
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Saffron

Saffron has these Actions in Common
Nervine, Styptic, Carminative, Hemostatic, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Spleen-tonic, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue
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Ginger (Fresh)

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common
Adrenal-tonic, Antiplatelet, Carminative, Nervine, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Spleen-tonic, Antiemetic, Burns-toxins, Internal-detoxicant
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Hing (Asafoetida)

Hing (Asafoetida) has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant, Antispasmodic, Digestive, Nervine, Abortifacient, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic
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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
Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Hemostatic, Styptic, Antiemetic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant
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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
Antispasmodic, Digestive, Muscle-relaxant, Abortifacient, Burns-toxins, Emmenagogue, Spleen-tonic, Analgesic, Carminative, Internal-detoxicant
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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
Anxiolytic, Sedative, Burns-toxins, Constipative, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Adrenal-tonic, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Antispasmodic, Nervine
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Kava Kava

Kava Kava has these Actions in Common
Makes-you-tired, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Analgesic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Sedative, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant
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Yogaraj Guggulu

Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common
Burns-toxins, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Analgesic, Muscle-relaxant, Antiplatelet, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic
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Eleuthero Ginseng

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common
Adrenal-tonic, Nerve-stimulant, Analgesic, Nervine, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Digestive, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding
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California Poppy

California Poppy has these Actions in Common
Anxiolytic, Hemostatic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Sedative, Analgesic, Styptic, Antispasmodic
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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
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Dong Quai

Dong Quai has these Actions in Common
Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Muscle-relaxant, Analgesic, Nervine, Antiplatelet, Antispasmodic
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Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common
Adrenal-tonic, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Abortifacient, Sedative
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Blue Cohosh

Blue Cohosh has these Actions in Common
Muscle-relaxant, Nerve-relaxant-grounding, Nervine, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Anxiolytic, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant
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Pennyroyal

Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common
Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Muscle-relaxant, Nervine, Abortifacient
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Mugwort

Mugwort has these Actions in Common
Antiemetic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Digestive, Emmenagogue, Internal-detoxicant, Nervine, Analgesic
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AYURVEDIC HERB SUPPLEMENTS

Nutmeg Herbal Powder (Myristica fragrans)

Table of Contents

How Does This Ayurvedic Herb Supplement Improve Wellness?

CONSTITUTIONAL NUTRITION INSIGHTS

Medicinal Effects of Nutmeg

Metabolic Nature / Biocharacteristics

ABOUT DRY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT HEAVY BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT HOT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The 6 Tastes

ABOUT ASTRINGENT BIOCHARACTERISTIC

The Three Doshas / Body Types

The Four Temperaments / Humors

ABOUT MELANCHOLIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT CHOLERIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT PHLEGMATIC BIOCHARACTERISTIC

ABOUT SANGUINE BIOCHARACTERISTIC

Other Health Virtues

NERVES

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.

ANTIEMETIC

CARMINATIVE

DIGESTIVE

SPLEEN-TONIC

CONSTIPATIVE

BURNS-TOXINS

INTERNAL-DETOXICANT

MAKES-YOU-TIRED

NERVE-RELAXANT-GROUNDING

ANALGESIC

ANXIOLYTIC

NERVE-STIMULANT

NERVINE

SEDATIVE

ADRENAL-TONIC

ANTIPLATELET

HEMOSTATIC

STYPTIC

ABORTIFACIENT

EMMENAGOGUE

MUSCLE-RELAXANT

ANTISPASMODIC

Foods with a Similar Nature to Nutmeg

Nutmeg has these Actions in Common

Chamomile has these Actions in Common

Cloves has these Actions in Common

Saffron has these Actions in Common

Ginger (Fresh) has these Actions in Common

Hing (Asafoetida) has these Actions in Common

Poppy Seed has these Actions in Common

Cinnamon has these Actions in Common

Rosemary has these Actions in Common

Mustard Powder has these Actions in Common

Mustard has these Actions in Common

Herbs & Supplements with a Similar Nature to Nutmeg

Holy Basil Leaf (Tulsi) has these Actions in Common

Kava Kava has these Actions in Common

Yogaraj Guggulu has these Actions in Common

Eleuthero Ginseng has these Actions in Common

California Poppy has these Actions in Common

Wild Ginger has these Actions in Common

Dong Quai has these Actions in Common

Ashwagandha has these Actions in Common

Blue Cohosh has these Actions in Common

Pennyroyal has these Actions in Common

Mugwort has these Actions in Common

Guidelines - Preparation & Dose

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

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Digestion

Mind, Stress & Sleep

CONTRAINDICATED FOR THESE SYMPTOMS

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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.

TRADITIONALLY INDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS

CONTRAINDICATED FOR
THESE SYMPTOMS