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Malabar leaf

Scientific name of Malabar leaf: Cinnamomum tamala

Name of Malabar leaf in different languages:-

English: Indian bay leaf, Indian bark, Indian cassia, Malabathrum

Sanskrit: Tejpat, Tamalapattram-तमालपत्त्रम्

Hindi: Tejpatta-तेजपत्ता

Tamil:தாளிசபத்திரி Talishappathiri

Malayalam: Edana, Kumbil Maram

Plant description:

Malabar leaf is an evergreen medium tree; grow up to 20 m tall, leaves are long up to 20 cm and 5 cm broad, olive green, fragrant, ovate-oblong, opposite, lanceolate, glabrous; alternately arranged, and short-stalked. Three-nerved from the base.

Useful plant parts:

Bark, Leaf

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Lanceolate	Margin-Entire	Venation-parallel

Medicinal uses:

To treat diabetes, blood purifier, gastric problems

Chemical contents:

Antioxidant, Methanolic extract

It is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicines like:

Alargin Tablets	Eladi Vati	Mahanarayan thaialam
Ardraka Khandavaleha	Em Gesta Tablets	Manjishtadi Thailam
Baladhatryadi Thailam	Grahanimihira Taila	Prameha Mihira Taila
Brihat Marichadi Taila	Gritona Tablet	Pranda Gutika
Chemparuthyadikera Tailam	Guduchyadi modaka	Roheethakarishtam
Chitrak Haritaki	Guduchyadi Tailam	Sarivadi Vati
Clearout Tablets	Gulardrakam	Shwasahara Kashaya
Dainik Tablet	Himasagara Tailam	Stanyajanana Rasayanam
Dainik Tablet	Hrudya Virechana Lehyam	Talisapatradi Vatakam
Dasamoolarishtam	Karpooradi choornam	Valiya Karpooradi Choornam
Devadarvyarishtam	Khadirarishtam	Vasachandanadi Taila
Dhanwantharam Kuzhambu	Kumaryasavam	Vyaghri Taila
Draksharishtam	Lodhrasavam	Vyoshadi Vatakam