Medang Teja

Cinnamommum iners

Family: Lauraceae

Cinnamomum iners is an evergreen tree growing up to 20 m in height; the branches have opposite twigs, robust and angular, sometimes tetragonal, glabrescent. This species grows in moist woods and thickets, up to 1000 meters in elevation.

Both the leaves and wood are used as a spice. Medicinal properties can be found in all parts of the tree. The wood is used to reduce fever, while other plant parts have been used to treat gastrointestinal and urinary problems, childbirth complications, rheumatism, and flatulence.