This spice has been known since ancient times. Many people like the taste of nutmeg, but there are those who do not understand it. Refuse from spices follows with individual intolerance of the product. Otherwise, the nut serves as an excellent seasoning for many dishes and is used for healing.
On the benefits of nutmeg
You need to eat the product, knowing about its basic properties. After all, nutmeg is not as simple as it seems.
The essential oils that are contained in this seasoning are widely used to create fragrances. Although someone can scare off a peculiar smell of nutmeg. In general, there are many studies on the benefits and harms of nutmeg.
The benefits of nutmeg consist in the fact that he:
- stimulates the CNS;
- improves memory and concentration of attention;
- enhances the ability to perceive by ear, sight , touch;
- helps to relieve muscle tone, tension;
- gives the opportunity to relieve fatigue;
- helps to cope with depression and influences mood;
- should use this spicy product to improve appetite;
- Nuts are used even as an antiseptic.
Negative properties of nutmeg
Harm from nutmeg can not be in itself, but because of the misuse of the product. Since fruits are used for food, excess of their quantity is fraught with side effects. In this case, there may be various physical ailments:
- a feeling of nausea, dry mouth, heartburn;
- dysfunction of the liver and gallbladder;
- the appearance of constipation;
- allergy.
Sometimes the effects of satiety are visible on the skin when a rash appears on the body of the itchy redness. Eyes also turn red.
Nutmeg substances enter the blood, their excess can affect the work of the heart, if there are complications with it. So it's worthwhile once again to watch yourself - is there an arrhythmia and pressure surges after you have allowed yourself a dish with spiciness.
Nutmeg is also a psychedelic that can change the awareness of reality and influence the perception of others. Outbreaks of aggression, irritation can be caused by excessive supersaturation of the body with substances that contain nutmeg. Moreover, the intensity of such flares and their duration vary. Once again, the factor of individual tolerance of the product.
And some people do not care. They may not know about such side effects as a result of using their favorite spices. It's not for nothing that this product is so popular with gourmets.
More about the properties of nutmeg
Nutmeg is widely used in medicine, in cosmetology, in cooking. For example, it can advantageously emphasize the taste of the dish, give it an extra flavor. Seasoning is generously used for cooking meat and fish dishes, for baking.
It has long been noted that this spice helps to "warm up" the appetite. Only you can not give it to children. Useful properties of nutmeg for women are greatly exaggerated. It can not be eaten by women during pregnancy and lactation. Although many know that with his help you can cope with painful periods. In this regard, there is a temptation - to eat a handful to get better, but it can cause the opposite effect. Therefore, before pouncing on the seasoning, as a panacea for many diseases, you should consult a specialist.
Do not abuse the nutmeg,
The attitude to nutmeg should be, rather, as a kind of seasonings. What it is for us, in fact, is. In some cases it is not necessary to use nutmeg, the properties and contraindications of which affect the human body equally badly.