10 ml
Botanical source: Myristica fragrans
Plant part used: The seed
Origin: Sri Lanka
Production: Cultivated and certified organic
Extraction method: Steam distillation of the fresh seeds
Fragrance profile: Spicy and sweet, with deep earthy-rooty base notes
Properties: Warming, stimulating, uplifting, mildly euphoric
Chinese medicine function: To tonify and raise the Yang, warm the interior, resolve damp and strengthen the Shen
Complementary blending: Sweet orange, Mandarin, Bergamot, Ylang ylang, Clary sage, Rosemary, Coriander and most spice and citrus oils in general
Fragrance energy: Spicy, pungent
Movement course: Rising
Warmth effect: Warm to hot
Tone effect: Stimulant
Channel tropism: Kidney, Spleen, Large Intestine, Stomach, Du
Five-Element affinity: Water, Fire, Earth
In Chinese Medicine: Nutmeg is a potent pungent stimulant for warming the interior, invigorating Qi and Blood, and raising Yang Qi to the head. It reaches all three Jiao and gives Kidney and Spleen Yang a substantial boost — stronger than Pimenta Berry where Middle Jiao weakness and cold predominate.
Chinese Medicine functions adapted from Peter Holmes, L.Ac., M.H., Channeling Fragrance. The full profile — treatment patterns, acupoint combinations and synergist oils — is in the book.
For external use only. Properly dilute all essential oils in lotion or vegetable carrier oil before massage or other topical use. Keep out of reach of children. If you are pregnant, nursing, have any health conditions, or are taking medications, please consult your healthcare provider prior to using essential oils.
