Cinnamomum malabatrum

Family: Lauraceae
Vernacular names: Illavangam, Vayana, Kattukaruva, ഇലവങ്കം, വയന, കാട്ടുകറുവ (Malayalam), Illavangam (Tamil)
Distribution: Endemic to Southern Western Ghats
Description: Large trees. Bark reddish-brown, longitudinally cracked. Leaves simple, opposite or subopposite. Flowers yellowish-white, bisexual, in axillary and pseudo terminal paniculate cymes. Fruit a berry.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, also in the plains
Flowering & Fruiting: March-April

Parts used: Leaves
Properties & Uses: Aromatic, anthelmintic, diuretic, stimulant and carminative. Leaves are used for the treatment of cardiac disorders, inflammations, diarrhea, hepatopathy and splenopathy.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
Traditional Uses:Bark paste mixed with honey is taken internally to cure cough and bronchitis.
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