About Hallucinogenic Nut in Our Kitchen
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چکیده
The article describes the nutmeg of a tree (Myristica), which is used as spice and traditional medicine but also abused an illicit drug. main chemical components, namely myristicin, are described. Full text English translation available in on-line version.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Chemicke Listy
سال: 2023
ISSN: ['1803-2389', '1213-7103', '0009-2770']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54779/chl20230348