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Cinnamomum tamala - Tvakpatra

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Tvakpatra consists of dried mature leaves of Cinnamomum tamala (Buch. Ham.) Nees & Eberm. (Fam. Lauraceae) a small evergreen tree upto 7.5 m high and occurs in tropical, sub- tropical Himalayas between 900-2300 m, often raised from seeds, sown in nursery, leaves collected in dry weather from about ten years old plant during October-March.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Tamalapatra, Dalchini Ele
Hindi Tejpatra
Malayalam Karuvapatta patram
Tamil Lavangapatri
Telugu Akupatri
Marathi Tamalpatra
Gujarathi Tamala patra, Develee
Punjabi Tajpater
Kashmiri Dalchini pan, Tajpatra
Sanskrit Patra, Varaanga, Coca
English Indian Cinnamon


Chemical Composition

Essential oils (d-α phellandrene and eugenol).

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Madhura, Katu

Guna

Laghu, Pichchila, Tikshna

Veerya

Ushna (heat)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kaphavatahara, Rucya, Arshoghna

Prabhava

References

  1. ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 153.

See also

External Links

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