Curry Leaves

BOTANICAL  NAME : MURRAYA KOENIGII

FAMILY: Rutaceae

SYNONYMS:

ENGLISH: Sweet Neem leaves

HINDI: Karri patha

TAMIL: Karuvepillai

TELUGU: Karivepaku

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS:

❖   The oils from the curry leaves were found to contain mostly oxygenated monoterpenes.

❖    Using GC and GC-MS 33 constituents were found with linalool (32.83%), elemol

(7.44%), geranyl acetate (6.18%), myrcene (6.12%), allo-ocimene (5.02), α-terpinene (4.9%), and (E)-β-ocimene (3.68%) as the main compounds.

USES:

❖   Treatment of anaemia

❖   Diabetes

❖   Indigestion

❖   Obesity

❖   Kidney problems

❖   Hair and skin problems

❖   Aiding digestion

❖   Promoting hair health

❖   Reducing cholesterol

❖   Controlling diabetes