Cinnamomum TAMALA Nees
| Synonym : | Cinnamomum albiflorum Nees Cinnamomum reinwardtii Nees Cinnamomum zwartzii Lukman. Laurus tamala Buch.-Ham. |
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| Bangla Name : | Tejpata, Tamal (Beng.). |
| English Name : | Indian Cassia Lignea, Bay Leaf. |
| Family : | Lauraceae |
| Disease : | Stimulant, carminative, diuretic, colic, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, anoerexia, skin diseases, teeth, sore throat, piles, heart troubles, inflammation and sore eyes, cough and colds,diabetes and gonorrhoea. |
| Description : | A small to medium-sized tree. Leaves 12.5-20 cm long, ovate-lanceolate or oblong, coriaceous, glabrous, acuminate, 3-nerved. Flowers small, pale yellow, in axillary and terminal lax puberulous panicles, 5-15 cm long. Drupe 13 mm long, ovoid, fleshy, black. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated commercially in Sylhet and occationally in other places. |
| Chemical Constituents : | The chief constituent of the leaf is an essential oil rich in eugenol (about 78%), iso-eugenol d-?-phellandrene and cinnamaldehyde (Ghani, 2003). |
| Uses : | The leaves are stimulant, carminative and diuretic, used in colic, diarrhoea, dyspepsia, anoerexia, skin diseases, diseases of the teeth, sore throat, piles, heart troubles, foul smell of the body and in scorpion-sting, useful in inflammation and sore eye |
| Habit : | Small tree |