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Organic Herbs

Sugandhkokila

Cinnamomum glaucescens (Nees) Nand. Mazz.

In Nepal, also called Sugandhkokila, Malagedi, Telkaulo, Malagiri etc.

Medium sized evergreen tree about 15 to 20 m high. Leaves petioled, 4-17 cm long, 1. 5 cm wide, elliptic to ovate, pointed, entire, upper surface smooth shiny, lower surface lightly rough. Flowers yellowish. Fruit globose, green, black when ripe. Flowers April to May. Fruits September to October.

Description:

Fruit is black colored and scented. Fully dried fruits are wrinkled, marble sized and oval shaped. Seed id brown yellow in color.

Uses:

Fruit, bark and wood are useful. Essential oil are extracted from fruit is used in production of beauty processing material like perfumes, soap etc. Mark or extract left over after processing essential oil are used in the preparation of stick incense. Wood is supposed to be the alternative of medicinal herb called syasfras found in USA. Locally in villages, paste of seed is used in the swelling parts. Seed is used to cure common cold, worms in the stomach and teeth ache.

Additional information

Essential oil containers available:
10gm, 1kg, 25kg or custom size

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