Nutmeg, the Blessed Tree of the East
Did you know about nutmeg (Myristica fragrans)? If not, let me introduce. Nutmeg is one of the spices of Indonesia. This plant thrives in a tropical climate and is very distinctive scented. Almost all parts of the nutmeg tree can be utilized, but most of all the beans and flesh.
The flesh of a nutmeg is called myristicae fructus cortex containing essential oils. The first harvest is 7 to 9 years after the tree is planted and reaches maximum production capability after 25 years. Growth can reach 20 meters and age can reach hundreds of years.
Steemians! Nutmeg has many benefits such as for digestive health, liver, kidney, skin health, blood circulation and much more.
This plant has been commercialized since ancient times, and became one of the reasons the western traders and invaders came to the islands of Indonesia. Once the price is very high, even almost comparable with gold. Nutmeg is believed to have originated from Moluccas which has now spread all over Indonesia and various parts of the world.
For the people of Aceh, nutmeg has been known since the time of the Sultanate. Areas with nutmeg commodities such as South Aceh and Southwest Aceh. Now many people there who depend on the fruit of nutmeg life. There, nutmeg is cultivated on plantations on the slopes of plantations and lowlands.
The nutmeg tree in Aceh is still traditionally tackled. Not a single plantation company has existed, only the people who work it. Because the soil is fertile, nutmeg in Aceh does not need fertilizer and will bear fruit bushy all year round. Really, a plant full of blessings![]
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