Talk:Nutmeg oil

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I was alarmed by the original advice on this page: Alternatively a massage oil can be created by diluting 10 drops in 10 ml almond oil. This can be used for muscular pains associated with rheumatism or overexertion. It can also be combined with thyme or rosemary essential oils. To prepare for childbirth, massage the abdomen daily in the three weeks before the baby is due with a mixture of 5 drops nutmeg oil and no more than 5 drops sage oil in 25 ml almond oil. Nutmeg is to be used with caution, as can be seen from the page on Nutmeg the plant. The oil is so concentrated that extreme caution should be exercised, and the dilution suggested is far to strong. The oil has long had warnings about inducing epilepsy - justified for once - and has been frequently tried as a recreational pharmaceutical as it induces hallucinations. Also, sage is another oil to be avoided. It contains the toxic compound thujone, it is recognised as an abortifacient, and has legal limits on the concentrations that can be used in commercial products. To suggest nutmeg and sage to prepare weeks in advance of childbirth is irresponsible. Keep to the principle "first do no harm". Cjsunbird (talk) 11:43, 8 April 2010 (UTC)