Cinnamon tree

The Scientific name of Cinnamon tree: Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Name of Cinnamon tree in different languages:-

English: Tellicherry Bark

Sanskrit: Tamala, Takpathram.

Hindi: Dharusitha-दरुसिता, Dalchini

Malayalam: Karuvappatta-കറുകപ്പട്ട, Elavarngam-ഇലവംഗം, ഇലവർങം, Karuva-കറുവ

Plant description of Cinnamon

Cinnamon trees grow at the height of 10 to 15 m tall and it is a many-branched, leaves are ovate in shape sized 7 to 18 cm long and 3.8 cm wide. The inflorescence is in December. The flowers are greenish in color and are arranged in panicles, fruit is a purplish green in color and 1 cm diameter, commonly containing a single seed.

Leaf Arrangement

Shape-Oblong	Margin-Entire	Venation-Reticulate

Useful plant parts:

Bark, oil

Medicinal uses:

To increase digestive power, relieve gastrointestinal disorders,  vocal clearing, cough, increase taste, relieve diarrhea, and diabetes.

Chemical content:

Cynnamaldihyde, eugenol.

Medicinal properties:

Anti Parasitic, Carminative, Anti Fungal, and Anti Bacterial.

How to prepare medicine:

A paste made up of bark of cinnamon and fresh lime juice is applied to pimples to relieve the acne on the face.

Cinnamon bark tree is one of the ingredients in Ayurveda medicines like-