Tree about 10 meters high, stems erect, woody, dirty white color, single leaf, oval shape, the tip and base of the spiky, shiny green color. Inflorescence a panicle, leaf out of the armpit. Male flower-shaped ball, the color yellow. Seeds small, ovate, sheathing red beans, black beans brown
Pala harvested seeds, coated seeds (arillus), and the flesh. In trade, nutmeg is called mace salute, or in English is called mace, in terms of pharmaceutical called myristicae arillus or macis). Meat nutmeg myristicae called Fructus cortex. The first harvest is 7 to 9 years after the tree is planted and reach maximum production capacity after 25 years. The growth can reach 20m and can reach hundreds of years old.Before marketed, dried beans to dry after the split from fulinya. Drying takes six to eight weeks. The interior of the grains will shrink in this process and will be heard when the seeds shaken. Seed shell will break and the inside of the seed sold as nutmeg.
Nutmeg seeds contain 7-14% essential oils. Nutmeg powder is used as flavoring for breads or cakes, puddings, sauces, vegetables, and beverages (like eggnog). The oil is also used as a mixture of perfume or soap.
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