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name: nutmeg plant
image: SS2_ancient_arabs_nutmeg.PNG
swag_score: 2
date_added: "2025-01-10"
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# nutmeg plant

## Visual Elements

a cracked open nutmeg showing its inside.

## Cultural Context

Nutmeg contains myristicin, a compound that in large doses produces psychoactive effects sometimes compared to MDMA. It has been used as a folk intoxicant for centuries by people without access to other substances, from medieval Europeans to prisoners.

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## Justification

A kitchen spice that doubles as a psychoactive in high doses. Represents the ethnobotanical depth of the collection's pharmacological catalog — substances hiding in plain sight.
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**Dominant Colors:** reddish brown, light yellow, green
**Ancestor:** [arab](../../../core-lore/ancestors/arabs.md)
**Swag Score:** 2
**Date Added:** 2025-01-10
**Team Notes:** "nutmeg... ancient version of mdma" — Jani, Nov 2023, #drugs