Tamala Essential Oil (Cinnamomum tamala)
Overview
Tamala may also be referred to as tejpat, tejapatta, Malabar leaf, Indian bark, Indian cassia, or malabathrum. It is typically processed using steam or hydro distillation as a method for extracting oil from the leaves, twigs/branches.
Essential Facts
- Aroma Description:
- Common Name(s): tejpat, tejapatta, Malabar leaf, Indian bark, Indian cassia, or malabathrum
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Synonyms(s) for Cinnamomum tamala: Cinnamomum lindleyi, Cinnamomum veitchii, Cinnamomum zwartzii, Laurus albiflora, Laurus sailyana, Laurus soilyana, Laurus tamala, Laurus triplinervia, Persea tamala
- Botanical Family: Lauraceae
- Botanical Genus: Cinnamomum
- Chemical Family: Aldehydes, Monoterpenols
- Perfumery Note: Middle/Base
- Indigenous Country: Nepal
- Cultivation: Wild Harvested
- Processing Methods: Steam or Hydro Distillation
- Part Typically Used: Leaves, Twigs/Branches
- Shelf Life: 5 years
Exotic
Sensual
Spicy
Sweet
Warm-
Wild Harvested
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Vegan
Essential Details
Benefits & Uses
Therapeutic Benefits of Tamala:
Anti-anxiety
Anti-arthritic
Anti-bacterial
Anti-fungal
Anti-infectious
Anti-inflammatory
Anti-rheumatic
Circulatory stimulant
Cooling
Digestive stimulant
Digestive tonic
Energetic, Spiritual, and Emotional Qualities
Energetics and Chakras Qualites of Tamala:
2nd Chakra - Relationships
3rd Chakra - Personal Power
Creation Energy
Energizing
Grounding
Protective
Uplifting
Articles
Tamala Articles or Publications:
- PubMed: Effect of Oxidative Phytochemicals on Nicotine-stressed UMNSAH/DF-1 Cell Line.
- PubMed: Macro-microscopic examination of leaves of Cinnamomum malabatrum (Burm. f.) Blume sold as Tamalapatra.
- PubMed: Antifungal and antioxidative potential of oil and extracts derived from leaves of Indian spice plant Cinnamomum tamala.
- PubMed: GC-MS analysis and screening of antidiabetic, antioxidant and hypolipidemic potential of Cinnamomum tamala oil in streptozotocin induced diabetes mellitus in rats.
- PubMed: Comparative chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant activities of essential oil isolated from the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala and Pimenta dioica.
- PubMed: Assessment of antidiabetic potential of Cinnamomum tamala leaves extract in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.
- PubMed: Terpenoid composition and antifungal activity of three commercially important essential oils against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger.
- PubMed: Terpenoid diversity in the leaf essential oils of Himalayan Lauraceae species.
- PubMed: Enantiomeric composition of (3R)-(-)- and (3S)-(+)-linalool in various essential oils of Indian origin by enantioselective capillary gas chromatography-flame ionization and mass spectrometry detection methods.
- PubMed: Antidiarrhoeal activity of the standardised extract of Cinnamomum tamala in experimental rats.
- PubMed: Evaluation of in vitro antioxidant activity of Indian bay leaf, Cinnamomum tamala (Buch. -Ham.) T. Nees & Eberm using rat brain synaptosomes as model system.
- PubMed: Antifungal and antioxidative potential of oil and extracts derived from leaves of Indian spice plant Cinnamomum tamala.
- PubMed: GC-MS analysis and screening of antidiabetic, antioxidant and hypolipidemic potential of Cinnamomum tamala oil in streptozotocin induced diabetes mellitus in rats.
- PubMed: Comparative chemical composition and in vitro antioxidant activities of essential oil isolated from the leaves of Cinnamomum tamala and Pimenta dioica.
- PubMed: Chemical variability in the essential oil of Cinnamomum tamala L. leaves from India.
- PubMed: Terpenoid composition and antifungal activity of three commercially important essential oils against Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus niger.
- PubMed: Terpenoid diversity in the leaf essential oils of Himalayan Lauraceae species.
- PubMed: Enantiomeric composition of (3R)-(-)- and (3S)-(+)-linalool in various essential oils of Indian origin by enantioselective capillary gas chromatography-flame ionization and mass spectrometry detection methods.
- PubMed: Antidiarrhoeal activity of the standardised extract of Cinnamomum tamala in experimental rats.