Jaiphal - Jadhikkai Powder 100Grams(25GrmsX4Packs)

Jaiphal - Jadhikkai Powder 100Grams(25GrmsX4Packs)

Botanical Name: Myristica fragrans

Ayurvedic: Jaiphal, Jatiphala, Jatiphalam, Jatikosha, Jatipatri, Jatipatra, Jatishasya

Unani: Jauzbuwaaa

Siddha/Tamil: Jaathikkai, Jadhikai, Saadikai

Assamese: Jaiphal, Kanivish

Bengali: Jaiphala, Jaitri

English: Nutmeg

Gujrati: Jaiphala, Jayfar

Hindi: Jaiphal

Kannada: Jadikai, Jaykai, Jaidikai

Kashmiri: Jafal

Malayalam: Jadhika

Marathi: Jaiphal

Oriya: Jaiphal, Jaifal, Jaifar

Punjabi: Jaiphal

Tamil: Sathikkai, Jathikkai, Jatikkai, Jadhikai, Jadhikkai, Adipalam, Attigam

Telugu: Jajikaya

Urdu: Jauzbuwa, Jaiphal

Nutmeg is a small evergreen tree, with alternate, oblong ovate, acute, entire, smooth dark green leaves. The leaves are 7.5-8.8 cm long, lanceolate shaped, coriaceous with shiny portion. The flowers are small and pale yellow.

 
Its fruits are oval, lustrous, smooth, small, scented, and brownish in color. The cover of fruit is hard, oval to ovoid, and enclose mace, the outer covering on the nutmeg seed (Jaiphal). On ripening the fruit is bifurcated and reddish covering nutmeg is exposed. The orange-yellow papery material which separates from the seed on drying is called Mace (Javitri in Hindi). Javitri and Jaiphal, both are used as Indian Spice. On cutting the kernel dark veins can be seen which are due to the presence of aromatic oils.

 
Jaiphal (Nutmeg) and Javitri (Mace) both are obtained from an aromatic, evergreen tree Myristica fragrans belonging to family Myristicaceae. The seed of the tree is known as nutmeg and the aril of the seed is called Mace or Jaivitri. Indonesia is one of the largest supplier of this medicinal herb. In India it is cultivated in the Nilgiris, Kerala, Karnataka and West Bengal.

 
Nutmeg is used for adding flavors and also for medicinal purpose. All around the globe, it is used as folk remedy for treating ailments especially related to digestive system.

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