Bay Leaves

We are one of the eminent Bay Leaves Manufacturers, Exporters, Importers, and Suppliers, based in India. The Bay Leaves, that we provide, are known for their quality and long-lasting aroma. Our Bay Leaves are packed in hygienic and moisture-less packing to ensure their longer shelf life.

Synonyms

• Botanical : Cinnamomum tejpata
• French : Laurier des Indes
• German :Indisches Lorbeerblatt, Mutterzimt
• Greek (Old) : Malabathron
• Hindi : Tej-patta, Tejpat
• Latin : Malabathrum
• Maithili : Patrak
• Marathi : Tamal patra
• Tamil :Talishapattiri, Ilavangapattiri, Pattai
• Urdu : Tez pat

Used plant part : Leaves. The bark may be used as an inferior substitute of cinnamon or cassia Plant family : Lauraceae (laurel family) Sensory quality : Strongly aromatic, somewhat reminiscent to cinnamon or cloves Main constituents In the essential oil from the leaves, mostly monoterpenoides were found: Linalool (50%) is the major compound, whereas α-pinene, p-cymene, β-pinene and limonene range around 5 to 10% each. Phenylpropanoids appear only in traces: Newer work reports 1% cinnamic aldehyde and no eugenol, whereas older literature speaks of traces of both compounds. Origin : South slopes of the Himalayas and the mountains of North Eastern India, extending into Burma. Etymology The Sanskrit name tamalapattra means dark leaf, although that seems poorly motivated. Greek traders took that name to their own language, but falsely identified the Sanskrit word as a plural form with definite article, (to) malabathra for which they backformed a singular (to) malabathron . This name was then taken by the Romans as malabathrum or malobathrum.