Murraya koenigii (Linn.) Spreng.
Family : Rutaceae.
Habitat : Cultivated in Tamil Nadu;
Maharashtra and North India.
English : Curry-Leaf tree.
Ayurvedic : Surabhini-nimba.
Unani : Karipattaa.
Siddha/Tamil : Karuveppilei,
Karivempu, Kattuveppilei.
Folk : Mithaa Neem, Kathneem,
Gandhela, Barsanga.
Action : Leaf—stomachic, antiprotozoal,
spasmolytic; promotes
appetite and digestion, destroys
pathogenic organism, antidysenteric.
Externally, used against skin
eruptions.
All parts of the plant, especially the
leaves, are rich in carbazole alkaloids
(several carbazole bases have been isolated).
The leaves also gave a coumarin
glucoside, scopolin.
The beta-carotene content of curry
leaves was founddecreasedoncooking;
deep frying resulted in maximum loss.
Inclusion of curry leaves in the diet
of diabetic patients reduced the blood
glucose level appreciably (it did not
produce any insulin response).
The steam distillate of the leaves is
reported to exhibit antifungal and insecticidal
activities.
The ethanolic extract of the stem
bark showed anti-inflammatory effect
in carrage
