Jaiphal

Speaking of Jaiphal coffee makes me write a little about Jaiphal.

The tree of Jaiphal is a spacefiller crop grown in the free spaces between the coconut trees in Chaul Revdanda. Nutmeg is generally spoken and referred to the dried jaiphal in English. The botanical name is Myristica fragrans. The trees are classified as male and female and they are generally planted in the ratio of one male tree to ten female trees. The male tree does not bear any fruit. The Portuguese introduced this crop in India.

Jaiphal to many is the dark brown dried nut. But very few have seen the tender soft fruit in its

different colours starting from off-white to blood-red to dark brown.

Apart form Jaiphal used to flavour Coffee, it is used generally as a ingredient in sweet dishes and well known to treat super speedy diarrhae loose motions. Secretively, massages are done with nutmeg oil for relaxing muscles.