Botanical Name: Myristica fragrans
Other Names: Jaiphal, ground spice
Nutmeg, a spice with a distinctive and pungent fragrance, offers a warm, slightly sweet taste. It is a popular flavoring agent in various culinary creations, including baked goods, confections, puddings, potatoes, meats, sausages, sauces, vegetables, and beverages like eggnog. The fleshy arils enveloping the nutmeg seed serve as the source for another spice known as mace.
Medicinal Uses:
- Abdominal pain due to its anti-inflammatory properties
- Nutmeg oil can be used in the management of joint pain
- Muscular pain
- Taking nutmeg with food might help relieve pain due to wounds
- Arthritis
- Injuries
