Nutmeg as a drug

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Though most commonly used as a spice, nutmeg is also a hallucinogen. When ingested in large quantities, the seed produces hallucinogenic and other psychoactive effects. The key active constituents of nutmeg were once thought to be myristicin and elemicin, but other constituents have since been implicated. It was theorized that constituents like myristicin are converted in the body into psychedelic amphetamines, but this proved to be incorrect. Modern preclinical studies suggest that nutmeg may be acting as an indirect cannabinoid to produce its psychoactive effects. The more expensive spice mace is the outer covering of the nutmeg seed and is similar to nutmeg in constituents and psychoactive effects.

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