Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
Murraya koenigii is a long-established medicinal plant of the Indian subcontinent, known in Ayurveda as krishna-nimba or surabhi-nimba and in everyday Indian use as kadi patta. The leaves are regarded as bitter and carminative and are used to support digestion and to relieve flatulence, nausea, and dysentery; leaf decoctions are taken as a stomachic and tonic. The root and bark are used as a stimulant and tonic in folk practice across India (Khare, 2007). The aromatic leaves are also one of the most widely used culinary herbs of South Asian cuisine.
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Botanical Description
Murraya koenigii, the curry leaf tree, is a small deciduous tree or large shrub in the family Rutaceae, reaching 4 to 6 metres tall with a slender, often aromatic trunk and dark-grey bark. The leaves are pinnately compound, bearing 11 to 21 small, ovate to lanceolate leaflets that are strongly aromatic when crushed, releasing the characteristic warm, citrus-like scent prized in South Asian cooking. Small, bisexual white flowers are borne in terminal clusters and are fragrant. The fruit is a small, shiny, ovoid berry that ripens from green to glossy black, each containing a single seed; the pulp is edible though the seed is toxic. Native to the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka, it is widely cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical Asia and grows in a range of forest and disturbed habitats.
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