Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Myristica fragrans
Scientific Name and Description
Myristica fragrans Houtt.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Myristica moschata THUNB.
Myristica officinalis L..F.
Myristica officinalis L..F.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | Jaifar,jae-phal, jaepatri, jaiphal, japatri, javatri, javattari, jay ka pet, jayphal, pathiri, rampatri, jae-phal, jaepatri, jaiphal, japatri, javatri, javattari, jay ka pet, jayphal, pathiri, rampatri |
| English | Nutmeg, False aril, Fragrant nut tree nutmeg, Mac tree., mace, nutmeg |
| Sanskrit | Jaatiphal, Maltiphal,asana, aunda, bandhukapushpa, ghatastha, jaiphala, jaji-phalam, jajipatri, jajiphalam, jati, jati-phalam, jatidala, jatikapongara, jatikosa, jatikosha, jatipatra, jatipatri, jatipatrika, jatiphala, jatiphalah, jatiphalam, jatisasya, jatishasga, kosha, koshaka, madasaunda, majjasara, malathi-phalam, malatiphala, patri, phala, puta, rajabhogya, shaluka, sumanaphala |
| Oriya | Jaipholo |
| Kannada | Jajikaya,jaai kaayi, jaapathre, jaapatre, jaatheehannu, jaayi kaayi, jajee kaayi, jaji, jajikai, jajikayi, jajipatre, jajipatri, jakayi, jati, kanage, pathre, jaai kaayi, jaapathre, jaapatre, jaatheehannu, jaayi kaayi, jajee kaayi, jaji, jajikai, jajikayi, jajipatre, jajipatri, jakayi, jati, kanage, pathre |
| Gujarati | Nutmeg Jayaphal |
| Telugu | Jajikaya, Jajipatrii,dzajikaya, jaaikaaya, jaaji, jaatheephalamu, jaathipathri, jaati, jaji, jajikaya, jajipattiri, jajipattri, jathikaya, jati, jati-phalamu, jatipatri jatiphalamu, jatiphalamu, lavanga, lavangam, lavangamu |
| Tamil | Adipalam, Attigam, adipalam, ainnilam, alankaram, astam, atimalam, atipalam, atiparakkay, atiparam, atirotayam, attakkay, attam, attigam, attikakkay, attikam, cadikkay, cadippaddiri, cakularppam, cakularppamaram, cakulatakam, cakulatakamaram, calukam#, calukam,calukamaram, caluram, camuttirakantakakkay, camuttirakantakam, camuttirantam, catakam, catakaram, catakaramaram, catalam, cati pattiri, cati, caticam, catikamaram, catikkai, catikkay, catikkaymaram, catikocakkay, catikocam, catimaram, catipalai, catipalaimaram, catipalakkay, catipalam, catipattiri, catippattiri, cattikkay, cavuntakam, cavuntam, chathi-paththiri, cholai vengai, cilakam, cilikkayam, cimaikkalli, cimaikkallimaram, cinatakku, cinecam#, cinecam, cinecatarikkay, cinecataru, cinekam#, cinekam, cinekapotai, cinekapotaikkay, cinekataru, cinokaram, cirukaritakkay, cirukaritam#, cirukaritam, cirukay, citam, citam, civacci, civacikitam, civakam, civakarakkay, civaram, civika, civikakkay, collacitam, cukatipalam, curapi, cutevanakitam, ilakiri, ilavam, iratcani, jaathikkai, jadicai, jadikkay, jadiputrie, jathikai, jathikkai, jati, jati pattiri, jatikkai, jatikkay, jatimaram, jatipattiri, kalli4, kapparruraicci, katjathika, kattuchadi, katunkay, katunkayalakari, kay, kirakkanipittan, kiriccaritakkay, kiriccaritam#, kiriccaritam, kiriccarittam, kiriccirittam, kocakkay, kocam, kocapalam, komalam, kosam, kuccatti, kulakkay, kulipputaram, kulipputaramaram, kupanikamaram, malatipalam, maltipalam, matacavuntam, mattam, minai, minaimaram, nattuccatikkay, palam, pallalaki, palluracci, pavalakkuntu, payccukanti, payccuntimaram, periyagattuchadi, putikam , putikkay, saadippaththiri, saathikkai, sadi, sadikkay, salugam, samuttirandam, sathikai, sathikkai, sidam, sinevam, sirugaridam, sivigaram, tevatavi, tevatavikkay, tirukam, turvam, turvamaram, tuvikattumakam, tuvitattumakam, vacivaci, vacuvaci, vacuvaci , vacuvacimaram, varutiyorakkuticci |
| Nepali | Jaiphal |
| Punjabi | Jaiphala |
| Marathi | Jayaphala, Banda nutmeg Banda jayaphala, jaay phal, javantri, jayiphal, jaypatri, jayphal, manpatri |
| Malayalam | Caste Jati,jati, jatika, jatikka, jatikkamaram, jatikosam, jatipatri, jatiphalam, surabhi |
| Arabic | Jiansiban, Jouzbawwa |
| Tibetan | dza ta pha la, dza ti, dza ti pa tra, dza ti pha la (d) |
| Urdu | bisbasa (javetri), jaipahal, jaiphal, jauzbua, jauzbuwa, javatri, javitri, jozbua |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Western
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Nutmeg Myristica fragrans Houtt. Myristicaceae Seed
Mace Myristica fragrans Houtt. Myristicaceae Aril
Myristica fragrans Houtt. Tree Leaves Snake bite; stomach ache General Suganthi and Libina 2015
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Suganthi and Libina 2015
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PHARMACOGNOSY OF AYURVEDIC DRUGS NOS. 01 & 02 Author - ANONYMOUS
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Medicinal Plant Resources of South West Bengal Author - N.D.Parabia-Ed.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Citations
Herb citations
Myristica fragrans. (2024, June 19). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myristica_fragrans