Why it is so important to have Nutmeg at home?
Updated: Feb 17

Nutmeg is the seed of the nutmeg tree or Myristica fragrans. Nutmeg is a tropical evergreen tree native to Indonesia and cultivated widely in India for its fruit. It is commonly used as a spice in the culinary world. But it is a very important and useful seed to store at home because of its multiple benefits.
Botanical name: Myristica fragrans
Sanskrit name: Jatiphala
Common name: Nutmeg
Assamese: জাইফল jaiphol
• Bengali: জাতিফল jatiphala, জায়ফল jayaphala
• Garo: joipol
• Gujarati: જાયફળ jayaphala
• Hindi: जातीफल jati-phal, जायफल jayaphal
• Kannada: ಜಾಕಾಯಿ jakayi, ಜಾತೀಫಲ jatiphala
• Khasi: jaiphol
• Konkani: जायफळ jayaphal
• Malayalam: ജാതി jathi, ജാതിക്കാ jathikka
• Manipuri: জায়ফল jayphal
• Marathi: जातीफल jatiphala, जायफळ jayaphala
• Nepali: जाइफल jaiphal
• Oriya: ଜାଇଫଳ jaiphala
• Sanskrit: जातिफल jatiphala
• Tamil: ச