Medicinal uses of tejpatra - Cinnamomum tamala Nees & Eberm.

tejpatra :

tejpatra : Cinnamomum tamala Nees & Eberm.


General Use:

The bark is sometimes used for cooking, although it is regarded as inferior to true cinnamon or cassia  Methanolicextract of C. tamala leaves fed at 10 mg/kg to alloxan-induced diabetic rats for 15 days resulted in significant reduction in blood glucose level, blood glycosylated haemoglobin, LPO, serum AST, and ALT, and significant increase in the antioxidant enzymes such as CAT, GSH, and SOD. C. tamala could be used as an adjunct therapy in diabetes.

Therapeutic Uses:

Arsas
Aruci
Pinasa
Hrllasa


Systemic Use:

  • Diabetes. Taking Cinnamomum tamala three times per day for 3 months might lower blood sugar in people with diabetes.
  • Common cold.
  • Asthma.
  • Stomach and intestinal problems.
  • Skin diseases.
  • Bad breath


Administration:

Bark powder
Leaf powder 
Oil


Pharmacological:

 Leaves and bark have aromatic, astringent, stimulant and carminative qualities and used in rheumatism, colic, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting. 

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