As little as two teaspoons of nutmeg is enough to cause symptoms of toxicity and send you on a very unpleasant trip, and consuming a whole nutmeg seed could even prove fatal. That's because the spice contains a hallucinogenic compound known as myristicin. It goes without saying, then, that it's advisable to only use nutmeg in small amounts.

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