Abstract Nutmeg is one of the spice plants that can be found in province Aceh, nutmeg processed into snacks managed by cooperatives small and medium enterprises. Due to a large number nutmeg, processing regional economic empowerment. In this study, an analysis supply chain distribution candied level consumer preference for fruit was carried out. Processing form dry nutmeg. The sample used 14 un...

Abstrak. Pala (Myristica fragrans Houtt) merupakan salah satu komoditas ekspor penting karena sekitar 70-75% kebutuhan pala dunia dipasok dari Indonesia. Daerah penghasil terbesar di Indonesia adalah Provinsi Maluku dan Aceh. Di provinsi Aceh, sentral tanaman Kabupaten Aceh Selatan. Namun produksi kabupaten tersebut terus menurun luasan kebun juga semakin kecil. Untuk mengamati mengidentifikasi...

Bermet is aromatic, dessert wine with especially unusual and original taste. Bermet is made exclusively from grapes from hillside vineyards of mountain Fruška Gora (Vojvodina, Serbia) and it is enriched with up to 26 aromatic, medicinal herbs. This rare wine is produced in limited quantities, only 15,000 to 20,000 bottles a year. This fact gives to the Bermet a special value and impressiveness....

CONTEXT Nutmeg [Myristica fragrans Houtt. (Myristicaceae)] has a long-standing reputation of psychoactivity. Anecdotal reports of nutmeg use as a cheap marijuana substitute, coupled to previous studies reporting a cannabimimetic-like action, suggest that nutmeg may interact with the endocannabinoid system. OBJECTIVE The study evaluates nutmeg fractions for binding capacity with various CNS re...

In the current model of medium-chain (C8-14) fatty acid biosynthesis in seeds, specialized FatB acyl-acyl-carrier-protein (ACP) thioesterases are responsible for the production of medium chains. We have isolated and characterized FatB cDNAs from the maturing seeds of elm (Ulmus americana) and nutmeg (Myristica fragrans), which accumulate predominantly caprate (10:0)- and myristate (14:0)-contai...

In traditional Iranian medicine (TIM), several edible fruits and spices are thought to have protective and healing effects on peptic ulcer (PU). The present study was conducted to verify anti-PU activity of these remedies. For this purpose, edible fruits and spices proposed for the management of PU in TIM were collected from TIM sources, and they were searched in modern medical databases to fin...