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oil content and medicinal properties. While, <strong>the</strong> quantity oriented<br />
harvest is collection <strong>of</strong> immature (young) leaves to mature (old)<br />
leaves. In this destructive harvest, <strong>the</strong> entire branch is cut to save<br />
time and energy in climbing <strong>the</strong> tree and to increase <strong>the</strong> quantity <strong>of</strong><br />
leaves collected. The improper lopping <strong>of</strong> branches and twigs<br />
affects <strong>the</strong> tree growth, development and reproduction. Moreover,<br />
such harvest will yield <strong>of</strong> very low quality with immatu<br />
Leaves and barks are substituted to/adulterated with Cinnamomum<br />
zeylanicum. Oil is distilled from leaves.<br />
8. Commercial Uses<br />
8.1. Medicinal uses<br />
Bark and leaves are used like that <strong>of</strong> its relative species, C. sulphuratum,<br />
which is used to cure cough, headache, spider poison and as a mouth<br />
refresher.<br />
Reference<br />
FRLHT. 2006. Fact-sheet No.1 Adaptive Management for Sustainable<br />
Harvesting <strong>of</strong> NTFPS / Medicinal Plants. Cinnamomum malabatrum<br />
(Burm.f.) Blume, c. sulphuratum Nees. P. 1-2.<br />
Oommen, S., D.K. Vend & R.Krishnan 2000. Tropical Indian<br />
Medicinal Plants; Propagation mothods:. FRLHT, Bangalore. P-<br />
351.<br />
Rameshkumar, B. Koranappally, George and Varughese. 2006.<br />
cinnamomum sulphuratum Nees- a Benzyl Benzoate-Rich New<br />
Chemotype from Sou<strong>the</strong>rn western Ghats, India. J. Essent. Oil<br />
Res., 9: 194-196<br />
http://www.indian-harbs-exporters.com/Cinnamomum<br />
sulphuratum,htm/#1<br />
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