Scientific name: Cinnamomum verum
Previous name used in the website:
Family name: LAURACEAE
English name: Cinnamon
Local name: Kurundu (කුරුඳු)
Sanskrit name: Tvak
Conservation status: Vulnerable (NCS 2012)
Description: A moderate-sized tree; bark rather thick, reddish; buds finely silky. Leaves opposite or sub-opposite, 7.5-25 cm long, strongly 3- or 5-nerved; petiole 1.2-2.5 cm long. Flowers numerous; perianth about 3 mm diameter, silky. Fruit about 6 mm diameter, dark purple
Status: Native
Edible parts: Bark
Ayurvedic Treatment- Rheumatism
Indigestion
vomiting
Abdominal pain
Bronchitis
Cough
PARTS USED IN TREATMENT:
Leaves
Seeds
RELATED MEDICINAL PROPERTIES:
Aromatic
Appetizer
Carminative