Oil of mace

Muskat-balsam, m, nutmeg butter, -bime, /, musk pear, -bliite, /. mace, -bliitol, n. oil of mace, mace oil, -butter, /. nutmeg butter,... 

R. Boyle observed that the presence of a minute quantity of a number of essential oils—e.g. oil of mace or of aniseed—extinguished the glow of phosphorus. J. Davy, H. A. von Vogel, and T, Graham showed that the luminescence is not prevented when the vapour of sulphur, or of acetic acid, hydrogen chloride, or ammonia is present phosphorus is luminous in hydrogen chloride or carbon... 

MyrISTICIE OLEUM. Oil of nutmeg. Called Oil of mace. Myristica moschata. Oleum nuclei fixo-volatile. The compound oil of the kernel. 

Nervine Balaam or Baume NervaL Expressed oil of mace, and prepared ox-marrow, of each 4 ounces melted together oil of rosemary, 2 drachms oil of cloves, 1 drachm camphor, 1 drachm balsam of tolu, 2 drachms the last two dissolved in rectified spirit, 4 fluid drachms and tho whole stirred till cold. 

Melt together 4 ounces oil of mace and 4 ounces beef nmrrow. DiSvSolvo in 4 drachms alcohol, 2 drachms each oil of rosemary and balsam of tolu, and 1 drachm each cf camphor and oil of cloves. Mix all together. A good liniment iu rheumatism. 

Holloway s Ointment. Take butter, 12ounces bees -wax, 4ounces yellow resin, 3 ounces. Melt, and add vinegar of cantharides, 1 ounce. (iS cii J o. 1173.) Kvap-orate and add Canada balsam, 1 ounco oil of mace, 4 drachm balsam Peru, 15 drops. 

Oil of Nutmeg, Expressed. Nutmeg butter oil of mace. Oi] expressed Irom nutmeg (Myristica fragrans... 

Synonyms cas 8008-26-2 distilled lime oil lime oil lime oil, distilled oils, lime Oil of Mace... 

The oil distilled from the mace very closely resembles that from the nutmegs, and distinction between the two is often impossible. Oil of mace, however, rarely has a spemfic gravity below 0-890, and sometimes it may reach 0-932. 

MYRISTICIN In moderate amounts in dill, carrot, celery, fennel, mace and nutmeg (no more than 10% tops). Makes up about 40% of the oil of parsnip and can reach up to 50-60% of the oil of parsley leaves and seeds. Give nutmeg a rest folks It just don t have it when compared to parsley and parsnip. 

Linalool is a major component in essential oils such as those of coriander, palmarosa, mace, petitigrain, Lippia alba and sweet orange flowers. (3i )(—)-Linalool is a main component in the oils of Ocimum species, including sweet basil, and in the oils of neroli, linaloe, bergamot, lavender and others. Linalool enantiomers in... 

Table 9.5. Composition of the essential oils of nutmeg and mace.

Depending on its origin, mace has 7-14% essential oil and about 30% fixed oil. The physico-chemical properties of mace oil are given below (Guenther, 1952) ... 

It contains the same aroma compounds as nutmeg but in smaller amounts, mainly monoterpenes (87.5%), monoterpene alcohols (5.5%) and other aromatics (7%). Like nutmeg essential oil, the main constituents of mace essential oil are sabinene, a-pinene, (3-pinene, myrcene, limonene, 1,8-cineole, terpinen-4-ol, myristicin, y-terpinene and safrole. Mace oil is more expensive than nutmeg oil. 

The mace oleoresin is amber to dark red in colour 7 kg of mace oleoresin are equivalent to 100 kg of freshly ground spice. Mace butter, which has fixed oils and volatiles, has 60% unsaturated fats and 40% saturated fats. Ground mace contains vitamin A, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, sodium and calcium. East Indian mace oil contained a-pinene (16.3%), 3-pinene (10.6%),... 

Mallavarapu, C.R. and Ramesh, S. (1998) Composition of essential oils of nutmeg and mace, journal of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sciences 20(3), 746-748. 

Safrole is a mutagenic and animal carcinogenic monoterpenoid. It is the major component of oil of sassafras, and lesser quantities occur in essential oils from cinnamon, mace, nutmeg, and star anise. Some of its known or possible metabolites have mutagenic activity in bacteria and it has weak hepatocarcinogenic effects in rodents. Experiments in mice have suggested the possibility of transplacental and lactational carcinogenesis. 

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