Nutmeg is the seed or ground spice of several species of the genus Myristica. Myristica fragrans (fragrant nutmeg or true nutmeg) is a dark-leaved evergreen tree cultivated for two spices derived from its fruit: nutmeg, from its seed, and mace, from the seed covering. It is also a commercial source of an essential oil and nutmeg butter. The California nutmeg, Torreya californica, has a seed of similar appearance, but is not closely related to Myristica fragrans, and is not used as a spice.
Flower : 6-8 mm long, pale-yellow, urceolate.
Fruit : 4-6 x 3-5.5 cm. Seed 2.5-3.5×1.75-2 cm, surrounded by scarlet or rarely yellow-white aril
Edible parts : Seed
Ayurvedic usage : Flatulency, Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhoea, Pains, Dyspepsia
Height : 9-18 m or more
Leaves : lamina 6-10(-15) x 2.75-4(-5.5) cm, dark-green above, pale-green beneath; petiole 0.5-1.25 cm long
Related medicinal properties : Carminative
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