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Myristicin: Chemistry in its element

Dec 17, 20187 min
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Episode description

The spice that gives your Christmas eggnog its distinctive taste and aroma is also a toxic narcotic that played an important role in international history. Florence Schechter shares the history of myristicin – the active ingredient in nutmeg

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