Botanical name : Miristica fragrans Houtt.
Family : Myristicaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Jati, Jateephala, Malatiphala
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Lakhu, Snigda, Teekshna
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Nutmeg tree, Mace tree
Hindi : Jay ka pat, Jayphal
Malayalam : Jatikkai
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate sized evergreen tree grows up to 25 meters in height. Leaves elliptic or oblong – lanceolate, shiny above and dull beneath. Flowers creamy yellow, fragrant, and unisexual, found in umbellate cymes. Fruits yellow, broadly pyriform or globose, fleshy pericarp, split into two equal halves when mature. Seeds oblong, with shiny testa, covered partially by shiny, yellowish red arils.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, diarrhea, colic, and prevent the premature ejaculation of semen. Seeds and arils have carminative properties.
Useful part : Seeds (nutmeg) and aril (mace).
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