Also known as hemp twisted leaves, curry leaves, curry trees, and cowberry, it is a plant of the genus Vaccinium in Rutaceae. Native to India, distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Named after its leaves taste like curry and can be used as spices.

Plants are small trees, which can grow to four to six meters high, and the trunk diameter can reach forty centimeters thick. The leaves are pinnately compound, with lobules 1 1-2 1 piece. The lobules are 2-4 cm long and 1-2 cm wide. The flowers are small, white and fragrant. The fruit is a small berry, black. The fruit is edible, but the seeds inside are toxic.

The seasoning Murraya murraya is distributed in India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, Australia and the Pacific Islands. In China, it is distributed in southern Hainan and southern Yunnan. It is more common in moist broad-leaved forests at an altitude of 500- 1600 meters, and also grows in sandy shrubs not far from the coast.

use

This leaf has a strong fragrance and can be used as a spice. In Indian and Sri Lankan cuisine, especially in curry cuisine, this leaf is often added as a seasoning. Fresh leaves have a short shelf life. If they are stored in the refrigerator, they can be kept for about a week.

Dried leaves can also be bought in the market, but the smell of dried products is less fragrant. The research of Meiji University in Japan shows that curry leaf extract can kill certain kinds of cancer cells in laboratory environment.