<p>The spice that gives your Christmas eggnog its distinctive taste and aroma is also a toxic narcotic that played an important role in international history. Florence Schechter shares the history of myristicin – the active ingredient in nutmeg</p>

The spice that gives your Christmas eggnog its distinctive taste and aroma is also a toxic narcotic that played an important role in international history. Florence Schechter shares the history of myristicin – the active ingredient in nutmeg

<p>The spice that gives your Christmas eggnog its distinctive taste and aroma is also a toxic narcotic&nbsp;that played an important role in international history. Florence Schechter shares the history of myristicin – the active ingredient in nutmeg</p>

Myristicin: Chemistry in its element

A weekly tour of the periodic table, from Chemistry World, the magazine of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

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Myristicin: Chemistry in its element

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