Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Cinnamomum tamala
Scientific Name and Description
Cinnamomum tamala (Buch. -Ham.) T.
Nees and Eberm
Nees and Eberm
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | barahmi, dalchini, dalchunu, darchini, khikhelu, kikoa, kirkiria, silkanti, sinkami, tajkalam, tajkalmi, tajpat, talispatar, talispatri, tamal pattar, tej patra, tejpat, tejpatt, tezpat, tomal pattar, Tejpatta |
| Kannada | dalchini, lavangadapatti, lavangapathri, lavangapatri, lavangapatte, patraka,Tamalapatra |
| Malayalam | ilavannam, paccila |
| Marathi | daalchinitiki, dalchinitiki, ranachadal, sambharapana, tamalapatra, tejpat, Lavang Patra |
| Sanskrit | ankusha, chhadana, coca, dala, dalavhaya, gandhajata, gomeda, gopana, ishtagandha, kalaskandah, lasha, nagakesaram, nalika, naluka, pakranjana, patra, patraka, patrakhya, patram, roma, romasha, shitarasa, sukumaraka, suranirgandha, surasa, tamal, tamala, tamalaka, tamalapatra, tamalapatram, tapasa, tapiccha, tejapatra, tespatra, tvak, tvakapatra, tvakpatra, twak, vasa, vasanavhaya, vastra |
| Tamil | alametam, alametamaram, alati, cattulavam, cirunakappu, cummokam, cummokappattai, cuvetam, elavangapattiri, ilavankappattaimaram, ilavankappattiri, ilinku, kattumurunkai, kumarakam, kuvilam1, lavangapathri, lavangappattri, maluram, avili, mavilimaram, mavilinkai, mavilinkam, mikuttiyal , mitira, mitirappattai, mottulavankappattai, nirumaliyam, nirvila1, periyailavankappattai, periyalavankap pattai, perulavankappattai, talicapattiri, talisha-pattiri, talishappattiri, tamalapattiri, tamalapattiri, tamalapattiri, tipani, tuvakkupattiri, ulimiti, vilvam, Lavangapattai |
| Telugu | talisha-patri, tallishapatri, thaallishapathri,Vaamu Patra |
| Tibetan | dri zim boi lo ma and ga ndha |
| Urdu | sazaj hindi, zarnab (telispattar) |
| Common names | Indian bay leaf, Tejpatta, |
| Bengali | Tejpatta |
| Gujarati | Tejapatra |
| Common name | Indian bay leaf,tejpat, tejapatta, Malabar leaf, Indian bark, Indian cassia, malabathrum, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Cinnamomum tamala (Buch. -Ham.) T. Nees and Eberm. Small tree Bark Indigestion; fever; nourishment; chicken pox; vomiting; cough General Chander et al. 2015
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chander et al. 2015
Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Himachal Pradesh Author - Dr. Narain Singh Chauhan
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol II Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol. II Author - Mudgal, Khanna,Hajra
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
FOREST FLORA OF MEGHALAYA VOL 2 Author - HARIDASAN K & RAO R R
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Cinnamomum tamala. (2023, December 22). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_tamala