Open AccessMacro-micro-morphological diagnosis of leaves of two species of Cinnamomum (C. sulphuratum and C. verum) used as resource of bay leaf
Author(s) -
Sunil Kumar Koppala Narayana,
Divya Kallingilkalathil Gopi,
Rubeena Mattummal,
Sathiya Rajeswaran Parameswaran
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
ayu
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-9382
pISSN - 0974-8520
DOI - 10.4103/ayu.ayu_194_17
Subject(s) - adulterant , maceration (sewage) , traditional medicine , botany , bark (sound) , biology , crude drug , materials science , medicine , ecology , biochemistry , composite material
Cinnamomum verum (true cinnamon or Tejpatra ) is a well‑known spice with immense medicinal properties. Its adulteration with leaf and bark of other species belonging to genus Cinnamomum is found to be a common practice in India.