Botanical Name : Cinnamomum cassia   
English Name:  Sthula tvak, Taja
Sanskrit Name: Cassia, Chinese Cinnamon     
Family: Lauraceae

Plant Parts Used: leaf

Description of Cinnamomum cassia:

It is reported to grow wild in isolated places in Mizoram and also cultivated to a limited extent in Tamil Nadu. It is extensively cultivated in China. The major source of Cinnamon in world trade is China.

It is an evergreen aromatic tree. The bark is gray, smooth and thick up to 1.5 cm. The leaves are oblong-elliptic, dark shiny green and with a three prominent nerves from the base. The flowers are small in lax, spreading, terminal, with axillary panicles. The fruits are black, pulpy, aromatic, elliptic drupes with a single seed borne in the cup of the calyx lobe.

Principal Constituents
Melilotic acid is one of the major active constituents of the bark

Pharmacology:
It has shown choleretic and analgesic effects. It also has diuretic activity. Melilotic acid has anti-ulcerogenic activity. The essential oil has shown analgesic and germicidal properties.

Toxicology:
Skin irritation and pruritis have been found after repeated contact with the powder.

Medicinal Uses:
It is used for gastro intestinal disorders.

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