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Curry leaves (murraya koenigii)

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Curry leaves are widely used natural flavouring agent in indian kitchens. It gives natural aroma to your food. Curry tree is a native to India and Sri Lanka. The leaves are botanically classified as murraya koenigii. Curry tree is growing upto 2-4 metres in height and flower of the tree is white in colour and leaves are aromatic of size 2-4 cm long and 1-2 cm broad. It has anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, anti-microbial and anti-diabetic properties. It also cleanse liver. It is also rich in fibre, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper and potassium. I also have vitamin a,b,c and e. It is rich in Amino acid's, plant sterol, glycosides and flavonoids. Kingdom: plantae Subkingdom: tracheobionta Superdivision: spermatophyta Division: magnoliophyta Class : magnoliopsida Subclass : rosidae Order: sapindales Family: rutaceae Genus: murraya Species: m.koenigii Curry leaves can benefit in treatment of the following disea...