Indian bay leaf
| Indian bay leaf | |
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| Semi-dried Indian bay leaves | |
Scientific classification 
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| Missing taxonomy template (fix): | Cinnamomum |
| Species: | Template:Taxonomy/CinnamomumC. tamala
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The Indian bay leaf, also known as Tejpat,[3] Tejapatta, Malabar leaf, Indian bark,[3] Indian cassia, (Cinnamomum tamala)[3] or Malabathrum, is a tree in the family Lauraceae that is native to India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and China.[3] It can grow up to 20 m (66 ft) tall.[4] Its leaves have a clove-like aroma with a hint of peppery taste; they are used for culinary and medicinal purposes. It is thought to have been one of the major sources of the medicinal plant leaves known in classic and medieval times as malabathrum (or malobathrum).[5]
Characteristics
The leaves, known as tējapattā or tejpattā (तेजपत्ता) in Hindi, tejpāt (तेजपात/তেজপাত) in Nepali, Maithili and Assamese, tejpātā (তেজপাতা) in Bengali, vazhanayila/edanayila (വഴനയില/എടനഇല) in Malayalam, kaḍu dhālchini (kn:ಕಾಡು ದಾಲ್ಚಿನ್ನಿ) in Kannada, and tamalpatra (તમલપત્ર) in Gujarati, or tamālpatra (तमालपत्र) in Marathi and in original Sanskrit, are used extensively in the cuisines of India, Nepal, and Bhutan, particularly in the Mughlai cuisine of North India and Nepal and in tsheringma herbal tea in Bhutan. They are called biryāni āku/baghāra āku (బిర్యానీ ఆకు/బగార ఆకు) in Telugu and tejåpåtrå/tejåpåtårå (ତେଜପତ୍ର/ତେଜପତର) in Odia.
The Lepcha of Sikkim call them naap saor koong.[6]
They are often used in kumbilappam or chakka-ada (ചക്ക അട), an authentic sweet from Kerala, infusing their characteristic flavor to the dumplings. They are often labeled as "Indian bay leaves," or just "bay leaf", causing confusion with the leaf from the bay laurel, a tree of Mediterranean origin in a different genus; the appearance and aroma of the two are quite different. Bay laurel leaves are shorter and light- to medium-green in color, with one large vein down the length of the leaf, while tejpat leaves are about twice as long and wider, usually olive green in color, with three veins down the length of the leaf. There are five types of tejpat leaves[7] and they impart a strong cassia- or cinnamon-like aroma to dishes, while the bay laurel leaf's aroma is more reminiscent of pine and lemon.
Aroma attributes
Uses
The bark is sometimes used for cooking, although it is regarded as inferior to true cinnamon or cassia.
Etymology
Malabar had been traditionally used to denote the west coast of Southern India that forms the present-day state of Kerala and adjoining areas. The word mala or malaya means "mountain" in the Tamil and Malayalam languages, as also in Sanskrit. The word "malabathrum" is thought to have been derived from the Sanskrit tamālapattram (तमालपत्त्रम्), literally meaning "dark-tree leaves".
Related species
References
- ↑ Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of all Plant Species".
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|url=value (help). Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 12 December 2017. - ↑ Xi-wen Li, Jie Li & Henk van der Werff. "Cinnamomum tamala". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Umberto Quattrocchi (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. pp. 959+. ISBN 978-1-4822-5064-0. Search this book on
- ↑ Tamsang, K.P. (1980). The Lepcha-English Encyclopaedic Dictionary. Kalimpong: Mrs. Mayel Clymit Tamsang. p. 509. ISBN 9632535979. Search this book on
- ↑ P N Ravindran; K Nirmal-Babu; M Shylaja (29 December 2003). Cinnamon and Cassia: The Genus Cinnamomum. CRC Press. pp. 199+. ISBN 978-0-203-59087-4. Search this book on
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Ahmed, Aftab; Choudhary, M. Iqbal; Farooq, Afgan; Demirci, Betül; Demirci, Fatih; Can Başer, K. Hüsnü; et al. (2000). "Essential oil constituents of the spice Cinnamomum tamala (Ham.) Nees & Eberm". Flavour and Fragrance Journal. 15 (6): 388–390. doi:10.1002/1099-1026(200011/12)15:6<388::AID-FFJ928>3.0.CO;2-F.
- ↑ Dighe, V. V.; Gursale, A. A.; Sane, R. T.; Menon, S.; Patel, P. H.; et al. (2005). "Quantitative Determination of Eugenol from Cinnamomum tamala Nees and Eberm. Leaf Powder and Polyherbal Formulation Using Reverse Phase Liquid Chromatography". Chromatographia. 61 (9–10): 443–446. doi:10.1365/s10337-005-0527-6. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Rao, Chandana Venkateswara; Vijayakumar, M; Sairam, K; Kumar, V; et al. (2008). "Antidiarrhoeal activity of the standardised extract of Cinnamomum tamala in experimental rats". Journal of Natural Medicines. 62 (4): 396–402. doi:10.1007/s11418-008-0258-8. PMID 18493839. Unknown parameter
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External links
- Sharma, Vasundhara; Rao, Lingamallu Jagan Mohan (January 2014). "An Overview on Chemical Composition, Bioactivity and Processing of Leaves of Cinnamomum tamala". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 54 (4): 433–448. doi:10.1080/10408398.2011.587615. PMID 24236996. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - Pandey, A. K.; Mishra, A. K.; Mishra, A. (22 December 2012). "Antifungal and antioxidative potential of oil and extracts derived from leaves of Indian spice plant Cinnamomum tamala". Cellular and Molecular Biology. 58 (1): 142–147. PMID 23273204.
- Indian bay-leaf page from Gernot Katzer's Spice Pages
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