Description & Distribution 
In India, curry leaf grows profusely throughout the mainland and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. The western world is enthusiastically taking to Indian curry leaf.

It is commonly found in forests as a gregarious undergrowth along the foot of the Himalayas. Curry leaf trees are grown in home steads as in Kerala or on leaf farms as in Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Orissa.

Curry leaf is on a small deciduous tree. When the plant grows up to a height of One Metre, it is cut at the base to produce fresh shoots. Quite often the tree is maintained as a shrub, the leafy twigs are cut and collected.

Propagation is by seeds collected from mother plants. Curry leaf is highly aromatic.

Uses
Curry leaves form an indispensable part of most Indian cuisine. They enhance the flavor of food, are generally shallow fried with mustard seeds and chopped onion and pawed over the dish or fried along with other spices like mustard, cumin, green chilli, ginger, garlic etc. and added the main ingredients. Curry leaves are used to stimulate appetite,
for liver diseases. It enhances digestive power and is efficient in expelling poisons struck in the alimentary system. It heals wounds, swelling, fever, and skin diseases, dysentery and diarrhea.