Nutmeg
Nutmeg is an evergreen tree that grows to a height of 20 meters. It comes from Australia, Asia and its tropical southeast regions. The cream-colored flowers of nutmeg turn into yellow fruits, inside which hides a seed, incorrectly called a nut (nutmeg.)
They are mainly used as expensive spices, but they are also used in cosmetics and medicine. It is very popular in Indian cuisine. In India, we find nutmeg under the name Jatiphala. In the kitchen, it is most often used to flavour sweets and, together with cinnamon, it is added to coffee and coffee drinks.
Nutmeg contains alpha-pinene, camphene, beta-pinene, sabinene, myrcene, alpha-terpinene, limonene, linalool, terpinen-4-ol, methyl eugenol, myristicin, elimicin, etc. These substances give nutmeg its therapeutic properties.
USE:
✅Nutmeg is also used to make spices and essential oils.
✅Nutmeg essential oil is obtained by steam distillation and has a slightly musky, woody, spicy, warm to sharp aroma.
✅Nutmeg essential oil is not intended for use in pregnancy and small children.
✅Nutmeg in general is toxic and narcotic for the human body in high doses.
✅The use of nutmeg is also in cosmetics and perfumery.