Myristica malabarica Lam.


Synonym :
Bangla Name : Jayatir barela,Jaytric,Jaitric,Joitric (chakma,marma,Tripura).
English Name : False Nutmeg,Bombay Nutmeg,Wild Nutmeg.
Family : Myristicaceae
Disease : Abdominal Pain, Anaemia, Anal Fissure, Asthma, BodyPain, Cirorhosis, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Duodenal Ulcer, Dysmenorrhoea, Eclampsia,Embrayopathy, Fever, Flatulence, Weakness, Headache, Worm, Hiccup, Jaundice, Indigestion, Insanity, Malaria, Rheumatism
Description : It is a medium sized ,Globrous Tree,Bark Smooth,Lenticellate.Leaves Thiny Coraceous,Oblong Or Elliptic-Lanceolate,Base Acute,Long Petiole.Male Flowers Branched,Axillary Or Lateral Subumbellate Cymes,Buds Ovoid-Globose,Bracteole Small .Female flowers larger than Males,Perianth theeth ovate.Oveary Sessile,Stigma Large.Fruit Elongate ,Oblong Pointed.Seed Oblong, Obtuse.
Distribution :
Chemical Constituents : Plant contains myristic acid and its triglycerice. Leaves contain ?-sitosterol. Fruit rind contains malabaricones, lignana, malabaricanol.
Uses : The plant is used in the treatment of Abdominal Pain, Anaemia, Anal Fissure, Asthma, BodyPain, Cirorhosis, Constipation, Diarrhoea, Duodenal Ulcer, Dysmenorrhoea, Eclampsia,Embrayopathy, Fever, Flatulence, Weakness, Headache, Worm, Hiccup, Jaundice, Indig
Habit : Tree