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Fun fact: nutmeg is toxic to humans in surprisingly small amounts. I wouldn't eat half a nutmeg by myself in one sitting!
by klipt 5y ago
Fun fact: nutmeg is toxic to humans in surprisingly small amounts. I wouldn't eat half a nutmeg by myself in one sitting!
- mathewsanders 5y agoCue this chart showing how close the ratio of fetal dose to effective dose of nutmeg is (spoiler it’s bad). https://trevoroldak.com/uploads/drugdoses.jpg https://trevoroldak.com/uploads/drugdoses.jpg
- lostlogin 5y agoI assume you mean ‘fatal’ dose. If not, please explain!
- lostcolony 5y agoIt's about half the level you'll start feeling the symptoms of toxicity from what I've seen. So you should be fine unless extremely underweight, but I wouldn't sprinkle any nutmeg on my coffee or whathaveyou to pair with it.
- ericmcer 5y agoWhoa this flashed me back to being 14 years old, hearing nutmeg could get you high, and splitting an entire bottle of ground nutmeg with a friend. Felt like I had the flu for 2 days. Yeesh its good young people are resilient.
- Thrw27633 5y agoShould've tried the oil, it's much better. I'm currently investigating it as a microdosing nootropic, and results have been quite positive. I probably wouldn't recommend it for long term consistent usage though, because I would be fearful of long term toxicity build-up. More like an occasional creativity boost.
- kwijybo 5y agoI also made the bad decision as a teenager to get high off nutmeg
- telxosser 5y agoI still can't stand the smell of nutmeg 30 plus years after this failed experiment.
- tanseydavid 5y agoI learned many years later that it would require consumption of approximately 5 pounds of nutmeg to get an effective dosage (if I remember correctly).
- buescher 5y agoI wouldn't eat this whole recipe - half a pound of butter, 7 egg yolks, 3/4 pint of heavy cream etc - in one sitting either, even without the nutmeg.