macelignan
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Macelignan (Anwulignan) is a lignan. It can be found in Myristica fragrans, the nutmeg.
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Macelignan (Anwulignan) is a lignan. It can be found in Myristica fragrans, the nutmeg.
==Medical research== One study has shown that macelignan may exert antimicrobial and anticariogenic activity against Streptococcus mutans, but this is not a currently used treatment.
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