Calabash nutmeg aka ehuru, ehu, ariwo, awerewa, ehiri, airama, African nutmeg, or Jamaican nutmeg. Aside from its function in cooking or baking as a seasoning, calabash nutmeg has an array of traditional medicinal purposes.
It is an antimicrobial and a stimulant, it has been said to help with intestinal issues, and when ground into a powder, it can serve as an antiseptic applied to irritated skin. It is effective in preventing nausea, treating eye diseases, hypertension and hemorrhoids, and has even shown promising anti-sickling effects.
Calabash nutmeg, which is a source of calcium, folic acid, and vitamins C and E, may reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases by lowering cholesterol
