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Cinnamimum zeylanicum Blume - Tvak

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Tvak is the dried inner bark (devoid of cork and cortex) of the coppiced shoots of stem of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Blume. (Fam. Lauraceae), a moderate sized evergreen tree usually attaining a height of 6-7 .5 m, cultivated on the Western Ghats and adjoining hills, bark collected during April-July and October-December.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Dalchini Chakke
Hindi Mushkbala, Sugandhabala
Malayalam Karuvapatta, Ilavarngathely
Tamil Lavangapattai, Karuvapattai
Telugu Lavangapatta, Dalchini chekka
Marathi Dalchini
Gujarathi Dalchini
Punjabi Dalchini, Darchini
Kashmiri Dalchini, Dalchin
Sanskrit Daarusita
English Cinnamon bark


References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 151.

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