Cinnamomum verum, Edana, Elavangam, Karuvapatta Maram, Cinnamon, ഇടന, ഇലവങ്ങം, കറുവാപ്പട്ട മരം

Family: Lauraceae
Vernacular names: Edana, Elavangam, Karuvapatta Maram, ഇടന, ഇലവങ്ങം, കറുവാപ്പട്ട മരം (Malayalam), Cinnamon (English), Tvak (Sanskrit), Dalchini (Hindi), Karuva (Tamil)
Distribution: South West India and Sri Lanka
Description: Small trees. Bark brown, rough, cracks vertical. Leaves simple, opposite or subopposite. Flowers pale yellow, bisexual, in terminal and axillary panicles. Fruit a berry.
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Cultivated
Flowering & Fruiting: March-April

Parts used: Bark and leaf oil
Properties & Uses: Aromatic, stimulant, expectorant and carminative. Bark is used for the treatment of gastric irritation, paralysis, bronchitis, dysentery, asthma, diarrhea, cardiac diseases, gonorrhea, dental and skin diseases. Leaf oil is used to treat neuralgia, headache, rheumatism and toothache. The decoction of bark is used to treat stomach, rectum and uterus cancer.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk, Homeo,
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