Cinnamon / Chinese Cassia

SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Cinnamonum Verum

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Prevents clogging of platelets in the blood vessels, and helps prevent stroke and coronary artery disease

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 Potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, zinc, and magnesium

CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Citron is used in pastries and sweets; 
it is candied and used for decoration. It is used in cakes, cookies and puddings. It is sometimes eaten in savory dishes and is used to make jam and marmalade.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Cinnamon / Chinese Cassia
• Tamil : Lavangapattai /  Karuvapattai
• Malayalam : Karuvapatta
• Telugu : Dalchina Chekka / Dalchini / Lavangapatta
• Kannada : Dalchini / Lavanga Chakke
• Hindi : Dalchini / Darchini / Tuj
• Bengali : Daroochini / Daalchini
• Gujarati : Tuj / Dalchini
• Konkani : Dalchini / Chekka / Thike Sal
• Marathi : Dalchini
• Oriya : Dalachini
• Punjabi : Dalchini
• Tulu : Ijinda Kethae
• Urudu : Dalchini