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Why it is so important to have Nutmeg at home?

Updated: Feb 17


Importance of Nutmeg | Shreshtha Ayurveda

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