“It’s common knowledge among spice merchants that nutmeg is supposed to be a hallucinogen,” says Tom Erd, owner of The Spice House in Chicago. “But I’ve tried eating it, smoking it, and drinking it, and nothing’s happened to me.”
Probably because he didn’t eat, smoke, or drink enough.
Nutmeg and its sister spice, mace—the seed and the membrane that covers it, respectively, from the Myristica fragrans tree—both contain a substance called myristicin. A potent narcotic compound, it can cause hallucinations when eaten in large amounts. However, it also causes serious dry mouth, nausea, and vomiting, which makes nutmeg an unlikely candidate for recreational drug use.
The key word here is large. A sprinkling of nutmeg on your eggnog latte is not going to turn the barista into a lizard. According to several medical reports, it would take somewhere between 5 and 15 grams of grated spice (about one to two whole nutmeg seeds) to induce any sort of narcotic reaction. Fatal nutmeg poisonings are rare—the last reported case was in 2001—and most occur from eating copious amounts of the spice in an attempt to get high. (The drug requires several hours to take effect, during which time people sometimes ingest more, thinking they have not eaten enough.)
To add a certain je ne sais quoi to baked goods, you can’t go wrong with nutmeg. To trip out, you’d probably have better luck smoking banana peels.
i once took three tablespoons ae around 3 oclock in the morning after a couple hours of not feeling any effects i just went to bed. the next morning when i woke up i could definently feel the effects, i thouyght it felt pretty good and it lasted very long. and if you eat the nutmeg with orange juice its alot better(at least for me)and i didnt have any weird or bad side effects the ext couple days
nutmeg, banana peels and mace are a myth. Lots of people tried them all and a few added them to marijuana and whenever that happened there was less effect. Several tried drying the peels in ovens and it just smells funny .
I went to high school in the late 60s near Haight Ashbury when drugs were available everywhere and pot was king. Lot of people tried all of them and I don't remember any one...+READ
nutmeg, banana peels and mace are a myth. Lots of people tried them all and a few added them to marijuana and whenever that happened there was less effect. Several tried drying the peels in ovens and it just smells funny .
I went to high school in the late 60s near Haight Ashbury when drugs were available everywhere and pot was king. Lot of people tried all of them and I don't remember any one having success.-COLLAPSE
So This morning I woke up and put 1 tablespoon of organic grounded nutmeg in my sweet tea, after getting it all down, i sat around and watched tv episodes on my laptop. One and a half hours later I start to feel a bit of a buzz. Now its been 5 or 6 hours and i feel really high. I have hallucinated but I defiantly feel like I hit a couple bowls of some mid grade weed. It nice, especially on a day...+READ
So This morning I woke up and put 1 tablespoon of organic grounded nutmeg in my sweet tea, after getting it all down, i sat around and watched tv episodes on my laptop. One and a half hours later I start to feel a bit of a buzz. Now its been 5 or 6 hours and i feel really high. I have hallucinated but I defiantly feel like I hit a couple bowls of some mid grade weed. It nice, especially on a day that I have completely nothing to do. The best amount is around 1 or 2 tablespoons, anything over that is a bit too risky. Drinks lots of water so you don't get dehydrated and ENJOY! I surely am. ;)-COLLAPSE