Cinnamomum tamala (F. Hamilt. ) Nees & Ebern. |
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Botanical Name |
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Cinnamomum tamala (F. Hamilt. ) Nees & Ebern. |
English
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Indian Bay-leaf, Indian cassia, Indian cassia bark, Tamala cassia, Tejpat . |
Synonym(s) |
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Cinnamomum tejpata hort., Laurus tamala Buch.-Ham. |
Family |
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Lauraceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A medium-sized tree, 7.5 m in height and 1.35 m in girth. Bark dark brown; leaves opposite or sometimes alternate, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, glabrous, 3-nerved at base, pink when young; flowers pale yellow, pubescent, in panicles; fruits black, ovoid, on the thickened peduncle and enlarged base of the perianth. |
| Herb Effects |
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Antigonorrheic (bark); alleviates spasms, carminative (leaf); antidiabetic and antifungal (essential oil). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Cinnamaldehyde, linalool, cadinene, eugenol, eugenol acetate, ß-caryophyllene,
benzaldehyde, camphor, cadinene, a-terpineol, a-and ß-pinene, p-cymene, limonene, geraniol, ocimene,g-terpinene, ß-phellandrene, benzyl cinnamate and benzyl acetate.
(essential oil) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Cinnamaldehyde |
Not Available |
3-phenylprop-2-enal |
C9H8O |
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| Linalool |
78-70-6 |
3,7-dimethylocta-1,6
-dien-3-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Cadinene |
29350-73-0 |
1,6-dimethyl-4-propa
n-2-yl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,
6,8a-octahydronaphth
alene |
C15H26 |
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| Eugenol |
97-53-0 |
2-methoxy-4-prop-2-e
nyl-phenol |
C10H12O2 |
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| Eugenol acetate |
93-28-7 |
(2-methoxy-4-prop-2-
enyl-phenyl) acetate |
C12H14O3 |
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| Benzaldehyde |
100-52-7 |
benzaldehyde |
C7H6O |
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| Camphor |
8022-77-3 |
1,7,7-trimethylnorbo
rnan-2-one |
C10H16O |
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| alpha-Pinene |
80-56-8 |
2,7,7-trimethylbicyc
lo[3.1.1]hept-2-ene |
C10H16 |
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| beta-Pinene |
23089-32-9 |
6,6-dimethyl-2-methy
lidene-norpinane |
C10H16 |
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| p-Cymene |
Not Available |
Dichlororuthenium;
1-methyl-5,6-dihydro
-4H-pyrimidine;
p-cymene |
C15H24Cl2N2Ru |
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| Limonene |
9003-73-0 |
1-methyl-4-prop-1-en
-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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| Geraniol |
8007-13-4 |
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6
-dien-1-ol |
C10H18O |
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| Ocimene |
13877-91-3 |
3,7-dimethylocta-1,3
,6-triene |
C10H16 |
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| beta-Phellandrene |
555-10-2 |
3-methylidene-6-prop
an-2-yl-cyclohexene |
C10H16 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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In indigestion, in colic, diarrhoea and rheumatism (leaf). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas.
Vedavathy et al, Int J Pharmacogn, 1991, 29, 113. |
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