Nutmeg (Roudoukou)
Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Fam. Myristicaceae)
Pharmaceutical Name: Semen Myristicae
Botanical Name: Myristica
fragrans Houtt. (Fam.
Myristicaceae)
Common Name: Nutmeg
Source of Earliest Record: Yaoxing Lun.
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The seeds are removed from the ripe fruit and dried in the
sun.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and
warm.
Meridians: Spleen, stomach and large
intestine.
Functions: 1. To warm the spleen and
stomach and promote circulation of qi; 2. To astringe the intestines and stop
diarrhea.
Indications & Combinations:
1. Chronic diarrhea. Nutmeg (Roudoukou)
is used with Chebula fruit (Hezi), White atractylodes (Baizhu) and Pilose
asiabell root (Dangshen).
2. Qi stagnation due to deficiency and cold
in the spleen and stomach manifested as epigastric and abdominal pain, vomiting
and nausea. Nutmeg (Roudoukou) is used with Costus root (Muxiang), Fresh
ginger (Shengjiang) and Pinellia tuber (Banxia).
Dosage: 3-10 g decocted in water for
internal use, or 1.5–3 g, if used in powdered form.
Cautions & Contraindications: This
herb is contraindicated in cases with damp-heat diarrhea or dysentery.
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