Medicinal plant - Myristica fragrans
Common name: Nutmeg, Jatiphala, jatipatri, nuez moscada, jaiphal and Jajikaya
Scientific name: Myristica fragrans
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Myristica
Species: M. fragrans
Myristica fragrans
Habit: Tree
Description: It is an Evergreen tree, fruit is rough and it has a pear shape, 20-30 mm long and 15-18 mm wide, seed possesses reddish coating. Flowers are orange in color.
Useful part: seed
Medicinal uses: It is used for digestion, aphrodisiac, clearing up skin problems as well as relieving muscle spasm, internal problems, increasing appetite, to reduce heartburn, rheumatism, and diarrhea
Dosage: Honey and lemon are mixed with the decoction of its seed for treatment
Chemical constituents: Sabinene, terpinen-4-ol, eugenol, elimicin, safrole, methyleugenol and methylisoeugenol
Side-effects: It is not used during pregnancy
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- Shree Ambica
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