Bay Leaf

Tejpatta (Bay Leaf) has aromatic leaves which are used for culinary and medicinal purposes. It is thought to have been one of the major sources of the medicinal plant leaves known in classic and medieval times as malabathrum (or malobathrum). True tejpat leaves impart a strong cassia- or cinnamon-like aroma to dishes.


Botanical name : Cinnamomum tamala
Family: Lauraceae
Other Names : Indian bay leaf, tejpat, tejapatta, Malabar leaf, Indian bark, Indian cassia or malabathrum.