The Benefits & Usefulness of Nutmegs

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Almost everyone knows the fruit of the nutmeg (Myristica Fragrans Houtt.) We used to use the seeds as a spice in cuisine. Processed meat as well as the popular cuisine feels more fragrant and delicious with added a little nutmeg is smooth. Meat fruit, fragrant aroma with a slightly acidic flavor makes the flesh of the fruit raw material suitable for nutmeg syrup and candied. The habit of using the nutmeg as a seasoning or consume in the form of syrup and candied fruit need to be encouraged, given the fragrance smell this turned out to have many benefits for health. The chemical contained content can overcome insomania, slimy coughs, helps digestion, muscle spasm relievers etc.

Physiology of nutmeg

Fruit of the nutmeg is derived from the family Myristicaceae. A wooden tree that can reach 15 meters high. If these trees bear fruit, season will appear at each end of the twigs and flowers become yellowish-green fruit borne. The fruit flesh is whitish-colored thick, bitter taste and this fruit contains a lot of SAP. After the flesh of the fruit there is a Mace, a thin membrane surrounding reddish seeds of pala. There are three parts of economically valuable nutmeg fruit is high. The first fruits of the flesh-colored vaginal discharge. The meat can be processed into nutmegs sweets or boiled with sugar being the famous nutmeg syrup is delicious and fragrant. Next is the Mace, some people call it with Mace. Mace is widely used as a seasoning or extracted which could be summarised into a raw material for cosmetics and perfumes. The last part of the seeds are lightly browned, in this section the most widely utilized. Mashed into diverse spice Cookbook, perfume, cosmetics, preservative, sessential oils, etc.

chemical content and its benefits

The skin and flesh of the fruit of the nutmeg essential oil is contained, for example, and samak. While the Mace or nutmeg flower contains essential oil, starch and astringent substances samak. While the seeds are very high content of essential oils, saponins, miristisin, elemisi, lipase enzymes, pectin, lemonena acid and oleanolat. Almost all the nutmegs containing chemical compounds that are beneficial to health, which can help treat cold, insomnia (difficulty sleeping disorder), is stomakik (facilitate digestion and boost appetite), carminative (expedited wind), antiemetic (overcome the nausea to vomiting), menstrual pain, arthritis etc. Following his Potion:

nutmeg herb is efficacious :

1. menstrual pain

Take a TSP of nutmeg, 2 cm turmeric, coriander, 6 grain 1 piece of clove and one glass of water. Mix all ingredients and simmer over low heat until the water is staying half. Strain and drink while warm.

2. Nsomniac

Mix 1 tsp of nutmeg seeds, 1 cup fresh milk, 1 tsp of honey, 1 tsp of nutmeg and a TSP of sugar cubes. Boil the milk to a boil, remove and mix with nutmeg, honey and sugar cubes. Stir, strain and drink while warm.

3. Coping with nausea and vomiting 

1 tsp nutmeg Seduh smooth with fine salt in TSP 1 cup warm water. Mix well and drink it while it's warm and ampasnya.

4. Ulcers, Cold and hiccups 

To prepare 100 ml of warm water, mix with 1 tsp of nutmeg and banana fruit powder 2 tsp. Drinking with the dregs while warm. The treatment should be repeated until fully recovered.

5. Hoarseness 

Mix 2 tbsp nutmeg line with 2 tbsp grated ginger, 1 tsp cloves finely and 3 drops of eucalyptus oil. mix all the ingredients until the dough resembles a paste is formed. Apply on the neck such as wearing masks, let soak for 3 hours. Repeat the treatment until cured.

6. Rheumatism

For sufferers of rheumatism, wash with SOAP and scrub regularly nutmeg on the sick with the balm of nutmeg. Both of these materials can be obtained at pharmacies or drug stores.