BOTANICAL NAME

CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM

FAMILY

LAURACEAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Tvak, Utkat

HINDI : Dalchini

DISTRIBUTION

IT ORIGINATES IN WHOLE OF SOUTH INDIA ALONG THE SEA BEACHES AND IN SRI LANKA

DOSE

Tvak churna 1-3 gms, Patra churna 1-3 gms.

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Cinnmaldehyde, Eugenol

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha, Tikshan

Katu, Tikt, Madhur

Katu

Ushan

Chedan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Anti-tubercular

Analgesic

Respirator problems

Expectorant

Aids uterine contractions

Digestive disorders

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Yavanyadi churna

Yogaraj guggulu