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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Cinnamomum loureirii (Lauraceae)

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Common name(s)
Saigon Kaneel; Saigon Zimt; Saigon Cinnamon; Cinnamon; Chin Kio Kiu

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Antiseptic US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Aromatic Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Astringent Dutch Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cancer UK Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Cancer(Cervix) China Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Carminative German Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Carminative Elsewhere Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Cordial US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Spice US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stimulant US Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Stomachic China Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.