Botanical Name

Cinnamomum tamala

Family

Lauraceae

Sanskrit

Tejapatra

English name

Indian bay leaf

Hindi

Tejpatta

Kannada

Dalchinni

Origin

India

Habit

Tree

Habitat

Plant Description

It is a small to moderately sized ever green tree. Flowers are tiny, greenish yellow, insignificant. Leaves are green elongated and three veined

Distribution

India-trans Himalayan region, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan

Part used

Leaf, bark

Medicinal uses

Useful in treating bad odour from mouth, gingivitis,cough, localised pain and swelling.

Other uses

Used as spice in food preparations ,used in the preparation of tea. Aromatic oil is extracted which is used for various purposes