*2.1. Traditional Uses of M. koenigii*

Essential oils and fresh leaf powder of *M. koenigii* are useful in seasoning food items and preparing ready-to-eat foods. Owing to the higher antimicrobial activities of the essential oil from leaf extracts [37,38], this oil can also be used as perfume and flavor agents in traditional practice. Fresh curry leaves are boiled with a coconut oil mixture until they are reduced to a black residue to produce an excellent hair tonic for retaining a normal hair tone and improving hair growth. Curry leaves have a traditional use, either whole or in parts, as antidiarrheal, antifungal, blood purifying, anti-inflammatory, and anti-depressant agents [39–41].
