6 Healthful Reasons to Eat Nutmeg

Nutmeg, while not a type of nut, is the seed of Myrista fragrans, a tree that grows in Indonesia. The seed is covered with a skin known as mace which, like nutmeg, is also used as a spice.

Although strongly associated in the West with holiday treats like pumpkin pie and eggnog, nutmeg has a medicinal use — particularly in the East, where it is used for toothache, infection, asthma, and rheumatic pain.

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In traditional Chinese and Arab medicine, nutmeg is used to treat gastrointestinal disease, including diarrhea. Recent research has shown that nutmeg helps with …read more