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Murraya koenigii
About Plant
| Plant ID | PLN003 | ||
| Plant Name | Murraya koenigii | ||
| Common Name | Curry tree | ||
| Vernacular Name | Curry Leaf Tree, Daun Kari, Indian Curry Tree, Curry Bush, Karapincha, Karwa Pale, Garupillai, Kerupulai | ||
| Plant Description | The curry tree is tropical to sub-tropical tree in the family of Rutaceae (the rue family, which include rue, citrus, and satinwood), which is native to India and Sri Lanka.Its leaves are used in many dishes in India and neighbouring countries. often used in curries, the leaves are generally called by the name curry leaves, although they are also literally called | ||
Plant Classification
| Kingdom | Plantae | |
| Phylum | Streptophyta | |
| Class | Magnolipsida | |
| Order | Sapindales | |
| Family | Rutaceae | |
| Genus | Murraya | |
| Species | koenigii | |
| Variety/Line/Chemotype | ||
| Distribution | Foot of the Himalaya and Bashahr east wards to sikkim and Peninsular India, up to 1700 m. The tree originates from the Indian subcontinent, with commercial plantations now present in both India and, more recently, Australia. | |
| Use | Plant - Tonic, stomachic; Leaf - Febrifuge, antidysenteric, relives kidney pain, in eruption; leaf, bark and root - stimulant, carminative, antidiabetic | |
| Chemical Constituents | Murrayanine, mukoeic acid, mukonine, mukonidine, girinimbine, koenimbine, murrayacine, koenigine, koenigicine, mahanimbine, mahanimbicine, iso-mahanimbine, mahanine, mahanimbinine, murryayaziline, murryayazolinine, murryayazolidine, cyclomahanimbine, bicyclomahanimbine, murrayacinine, cyclomahanimbicine | |
Descriptive Details
Chemical Constituents
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Biological Activities
Aerial part - spasmolytic, anti-protozoal; root - anti-protozoal, CVS active, effect on nictitating membrane; leaf - hypoglycaemic
Crude Drugs
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Genome
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Transcriptome
| Transcriptome ID | Sample Tissue |
| PTE048 | Leaf |
Bio Activity
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Reference
Book
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130000795422355200
Akhtar, H., Virmani, O. P., Popli, S. P., Misra, L. N., Gupta, M. M., Srinivastava, G. N., … Singh, A. K. (1992). Dictionary of Indian medicinal plants. Luknow, India: Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants.
https://cir.nii.ac.jp/crid/1130000795422355200