BOTANICAL NAME

MYRISTICA FRAGRANS

FAMILY

MYRISTICACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Asana, Bandhukapushpa, Ghatastha, Jaiphala, Jaji-phalam, Jajipatri, 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, Aunda

HINDI : Jaepatri, Jaiphal, Jay ka pet, Jayphal, Rampatri, Pathiri

DISTRIBUTION

It is endemic to the Western Ghats of Karnataka and Kerala. This species is a native of Eastern Moluccas, now cultivated in many tropical countries of both hemispheres. In India, it is cultivated in Assam, West Bengal and in South India.

DOSE

Churna 1/2 - 1 gm, Oil 1 - 3 drops

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Volatile oil, Dehydrodiisoeugenol, Licarin, Lignans, Aryl tetrahydrofuran, Aryl propanoids, Macelignan, Safrole, Eugenol, Methyl eugenol, Myistic acid, Cyanadin, Trymyristin, Linoleic acids, Delphinidin

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Tikshan

Tikt, Katu

Katu

Ushan

Grahi

THERAPEUTIC USES

Headaches

Abdominal disorders

Heart ailments

Anti-pyretic

Skin diseases

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Vatakulantaka rasa