Tamalpatra — Indian Bay Leaf

Ayurvedic herb Tamalpatra (Cinnamomum tamala) — Indian Bay Leaf. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Katu, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Vata.

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Bay leaf improves appetite, respiration and balances kapha dosha.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaTikta, KatuTikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic; Katu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant
GunaLaghuLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaDeepana, KrimighnaDeepana — kindles digestive fire without digesting ama; Krimighna — anti-parasitic, destroys worms

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Tamalpatra is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Tejpatra, Patra, Dala, Guchhapatra

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Tamalpatra are: patra.

Main Indications

Tamalpatra is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Aruchi, Hrillasa, Peenasa, Arsha, Pinasa.

Dosha Effects

Tamalpatra pacifies Kapha, Vata.

It may aggravate Pitta when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Tamalpatra is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Kauu, Madhura
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Picchila, Tikṣḍa 197
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Rucya, Kaphav¡tahara, Ar¿oghna
Dose1-3 g of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Aruci, Hrll¡sa, Ar¿a, Pinasa
Important Formulations: Citrak¡di Taila, K¡sis¡di Taila, Vajraka Taila
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum tamala (Lauraceae)
Part Used: Lf.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
barkAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
barkAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006
barkColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
barkCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
barkCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
barkDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
barkExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9770972795006
barkFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
barkGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266
barkHeart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9770972795006
barkHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
barkPharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9770972795006
barkGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788172363130
barkUterine diseasesMESH:D014591,UMLS:C0042131, DOID:345, ICD-11:GA1YISBN:9770972795006
leafAnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
leafAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
leafAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006
leafAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006
leafBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006
leafColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
leafCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
leafContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9788172362089
leafCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
leafDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
leafDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
leafEndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9788171360536
leafExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9770972795006
leafFatigueMESH:D005221,UMLS:C0015672, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9770972795006
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
leafFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
leafGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHeart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788171360536
leafHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHypoglycemiaMESH:D007003,UMLS:C0020615, DOID:9993, ICD-11:5A41ISBN:9770972795006
leafInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
leafMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9770972795006
leafNarcoticsMESH:D009294,UMLS:C0027415ISBN:9770972795006
leafNauseaMESH:D009325,UMLS:C0027497, ICD-11:MD90.0ISBN:9770972795006
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9770972795006
leafPharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafProctitisMESH:D011349,UMLS:C0033246, DOID:3127, ICD-11:DB33.ZISBN:9788171360536
leafGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
leafScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
leafSplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9770972795006
leafToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9770972795006
leafUterine diseasesMESH:D014591,UMLS:C0042131, DOID:345, ICD-11:GA1YISBN:9770972795006
leafVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006
stemDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9788172360481
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
Cardiovascular diseasesMESH:D002318,UMLS:C0007222, DOID:1287, ICD-11:BE2ZISBN:9788173717031
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717031
DentifricesMESH:D003802,UMLS:C0011427, ICD-11:DA08.11ISBN:9788171360536
Diabetes mellitus, type 1MESH:D003922,UMLS:C0011854, DOID:9744, ICD-11:5A10ISBN:9788172360481
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788173717031
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788173717031
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717031
EndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9788173717031
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717031
GonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9788172363130
HelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717031
Hypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9788172360481
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717031
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788173717031
ProctitisMESH:D011349,UMLS:C0033246, DOID:3127, ICD-11:DB33.ZISBN:9788173717031
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788173717031
SialorrheaMESH:D012798,UMLS:C0037036, ICD-11:DA04.6ISBN:9788173717031
Splenic diseasesMESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8ZISBN:9788173717031
ToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788171360536
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788173717031
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
Rectal painUMLS:C0034886, ICD-11:MD81.12ISBN:9788173717031