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Crude drug name | Market name | Lavanga Pattai (Cinnamon) |
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| Formal name | Tvak | |
Other names Tips！ | Dalchini, Cinnamon (T), Daruchini (B), Dalchini (H), Lavangapatte (K), Ilavangam (M), Lavangapatta (Te), Lavangapattai (Ta), Sintsha (Ti), Dalchini, Kukhi taj (N), Kurundu (Sin) | |
| English name | Cinnamon | |
| Original plant name | Cinnamomum verum J. S. Presl, Cinnamon | |
| Family name | Lauraceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | bark |
| Production area information | India | |
| Collection information | India, Chennai, Tamil Nadu , M/S.K.RAMASWAMY CHETTY | |
| Collection date | 2011/09/09 | |
| Collector | Katsuko Komatsu, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 27449 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Tvak (Bark), Cinnamon | ||||
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| Synonyms | Cocam, Varam, Varangam, Sakalam, Utkatam, Surasam, Bhinnatvak, Tvaksaram, Mukhasodhanam, Pavakam, Lavangam, Katupatram, Nalapatram, Tanuvalkam, Saivalam, Priyam, Asokam, Visamarkatam, Visnupriyahvam, Saukumaryam, Bhrngam, Tvaksvadvi, Tanutvak, Darusita, Valkam, Varangam, Mukhasodhanam, Sakalam, Sainhalam, Vanyam, Ramavallabham, Bahugandha, Vajjulam, Vanapriyam, Lataparnam, Gandhavalkam, Varam, Sitalam, Grahaksiti | |||||
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| Original plant name | Cinnamomum verum J. S. Presl | |||||
| Family name | Lauraceae | |||||
| Used part | Bark | |||||
| Distribution area | Wild in southern and coastal regions of western India upto 2500m, abundant in the regions of 30-250m, cultivated in South India. | |||||
| Remarks | Common; abundant. | |||||
| Common uses | This drug is considered useful in asthma, catarrh, gastric trouble, cardiac disorders and sexual and general debility. It is used for controlling nausea and vomiting. As a stimulant it is beneficial in cramps of the stomach, gastric irritation and paralysis. A large number of Ayurvedic drug formulations employ it as an ingredient. | |||||
| Therapeutic uses | Hrdroga (heart diseases), Aruci (lack of taste), Krmi (worm infestation), Kustha (skin diseases), Pratisyaya (running nose), Mukhasosa (dryness of mouth), Trsa (thirst), Visa (poison), Kasa (cough), Hikka (hicough), Kandu (itching), Pinasa (cold), Arsa (piles), Adhmana (abdominal distension), Aksepaka (tremor similar to throwing), Vanti (vomiting), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders) | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Monoterpenoids Essential oil Diterpenoids Cinnzeylanine, Cinnzeylanol Tannins | |||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Tikta (Bitter) | ||||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry), Tiksna (Sharp) | |||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||||
| Karma (General action) | Varnya (increasing complexion), Amahara (pacifying the metabolic waste) | |||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Vata Kapha, increases Pitta | |||||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Sukrala (increasing reproductive tissue) | |||||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Siro hrt vasti sodhana (eliminating impurities in head, heart and bladder) | |||||
| Avayava (Action on organ) | Hrdroga (heart diseases), Kantha vaktra ruja (diseases of throat and mouth), Sira (head), vasti (bladder), Darsanarti (eye diseases) | |||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Tvak (Cinnamomum verum), Musta (Cyperus rotundus), Ela (cardamom), Dhanyaka (coriander) and Amalaka (Emblica officinalis) are used as mouth wash for refreshing the mouth. 2. In headache caused by Pitta, paste of Tvak, Patra (Cinnamomum tamala) and Sarkara (jaggery) pounded with rice water should be used as pressed snuff followed by snuffing of ghee. 3. Tvak and Sunthi (ginger) finely pounded in equal quantity should be taken with hot water. It destroys all types of spider poisoning. 4. Tvak, Ela (cardamom), Pippali (Piper longum), Tavaksiri (arrowroot) and Sarkara - successively double in quantity should be powdered and taken as linctus with honey and ghee. It improves voice and alleviates cough, wasting, asthma, chest pain and Kapha. | |||||
| Formulation | Sitopaladi curna, Caturjata curna, Talisadi curna, Samasarkara curna, Pippalyasava, Astanga lavana, Khadirarista, Candraprabha vati. | |||||
| Related drugs | 1. Cinnamomum tamala Nees & Eberm. 2. Cinnamomum cassia Blume | |||||
| Comments | There are two varieties of Tvak mentioned according to Bhavaprakasa nighantu - Tvakpatram and Darusita. Tvakpatra is considered to be Kapha Vata pacifying whereas Darusita is Vata Pitta pacifying. Separate qualities have been mentioned. These may be correlated to Cinnamomum cassia and C. verum respectively. The synonym Sainhala refers to its abundance in Srilanka. This is part of Eladi gana of Susruta and Trijataka group of drugs. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 2 (Repr.1997), p. 87-90. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 66. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 158. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol I, Ed. I, 1989. Govt. of India, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, Dept. of Health, New Delhi pp 113. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 409. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 250-252. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 181. | ||||
| Remarks | Bark forms a component of the Unani drug 'Majoon-e-flasfa' which invigorates the muscular function of human body and acts as an aphrodisiac. The drug is said to be useful in anorexia and disorders such as arthritis, gout, lumbago, and other rheumatic pains. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/01/11 | |||||
