Ayurveda Initiative For Global Health

Javitri or Mace & Jaiphal or Nutmeg  Did you know that Javitri or Mace & Jaiphal or Nutmeg derived from the same oval-shaped hard seed of Myristica fragrans plant is known to cure insomnia?  Jaiphal-Javitri, Nutmeg-Mace are twin spices derived from the same Myristica fragrans (other Latin name - Myristicaceae) plant. As a spice they have been used in India since centuries not only as a spice but as a medicinal spice that is said to allay many diseases. It was originally, as Nutmeg, a native, in the form of 3,500 year old potsherd residues from the island of Pulau Ai, one of the Banda Islands in eastern Indonesia. However, from the 6th century it was widely cultivated in tropical countries such as India, China, Sri Lanka, the Caribbean and Malaysia. It is extensively grown on the Konkan coastal belt in the Western Ghats in the state of Kerala in southwest India. It is now threatened by habitat loss according to the IUCN Red List. Jaiphal-Ja...