NUTMEG SEED

Our Nutmeg is made from the family's nutmeg garden in a small village on the island of Maluku, Indonesia. Nutmeg is one of the best heating oils that has a long history of use in Indonesia. Nutmeg contains many essential oils such as myristicin, elemicin, eugenol and safrole. According to the book DK Healing Foods, "Essential (nutmeg) oil has anti-inflammatory properties that make it useful for treating joint and muscle pain." Just a few drops of essential oil on the affected area can treat inflammation, swelling, joint pain, muscle aches and wounds.

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Overview:

Botanical:

Nutmeg belongs to the Myristicaceae family of the Plantae kingdom. It grows to a height of 20m and is believed to be an evergreen tree. The leaves are thick. The flowers are small and appear yellow. Nutmeg is harvested for its seeds, aril (seed coat), and the flesh of the fruit. In trade, the nutmeg coating is called mace, or in Indonesian it is called fuli, in pharmaceutical terms it is called myristicae arillus or macis. The flesh of the nutmeg is called myristicae fructus cortex. Nutmeg is a plant that takes a long time to grow until harvesting. The first harvest is done 7 to 9 years after the tree is planted and reaches maximum production capacity after 25 years. Its growth can reach 20m and its age can reach hundreds of years.

A brief History:

Nutmeg plants are spread in regions or countries that have tropical climates, including Guangdong and Yunan in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Grenada in the Caribbean Islands, Kerala in India, Sri Lanka, and South Africa, especially also in their country of origin, namely Indonesia. In Indonesia, the main producers of nutmeg are the Maluku Islands, North Sulawesi, West Sumatra, Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, West Java, and Papua.

Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) has a high value as a spice, fruit and nutmeg seeds have been an important trading commodity since Roman times. Nutmeg is mentioned in Pliny's encyclopedia "Old Man". Since the time of European exploration, nutmeg is widespread in other tropical areas such as Mauritius and the Caribbean (Grenada). The term nutmeg is also used for traded nutmeg seeds.

The age of the nutmeg plant is quite long, it can even reach 100 years. Indonesia supplies around 60% of the total demand for the world nutmeg market every year. West Java is one of the centers for nutmeg production. In 2008 alone, the area of ??nutmeg was recorded at around 4049 hectares with a production of 778 tons and an average plant productivity of 359 kg/hectare, which is higher than the national nutmeg crop productivity. Sukabumi and Bogor regencies are the areas with the largest nutmeg production in West Java. In addition, in West Java, there are also many nutmeg processing industries that are growing more rapidly than other regions, including essential oils and candied nutmeg.

Usage History:

The main product of the nutmeg plant is essential oil which can be produced through distillation from raw materials in the form of pulp, seeds, and mace of nutmeg. Essential oils contain various compounds, the most abundant and characteristic of which is myristicin. According to the Indonesian National Standard (SNI 06-2388-2006) the requirement for myristicin content in nutmeg essential oil is at least 10%.

Myristicin can actually be used as an insecticidal agent, flavor enhancer in cigarettes, chemopreventive and hepatoprotective, but this compound can give the same hallucinatory effect as narcotics. Along with the times, this nutmeg essential oil is even used as a raw material for aromatherapy which is stress relieving because of its myristicin content. The content of myristicin is higher in the flesh of the nutmeg compared to the seeds and mace.