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Plant Cinnamomum aromaticum (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Cassia, Cassia Bark, Cassia Lignea, Chinese Cassia, Chinese Cinnamon, China Junk Cassia, Saigon Cinnamon, Zimtcassie (Ger.), Canela de la China (Sp.), Canelero chino (Sp.), Chinazimt (Ger.), Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.), Kashia-Keihi (Jap.), Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.), Cannelier Casse (Fr.), Cannelier de Chine (Fr.)
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
O-ANISALDEHYDE 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
O-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE 6 Bark not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
O-METHYL-COUMARALDEHYDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
OCTANOIC-ACID 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OPC 25 Bark not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
P-CYMENE 16 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOL 26 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENOLS 0 Bark 27.0 335.0 -1.00 Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
PHENOLS 0 Leaf 225.0 560.0 -0.44 Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Bark not available 1000.0 -0.18 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Bark 3020.0 15500.0 2.05 Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-A-2 17 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-1 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-2 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-5 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B-7 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PROCYANIDIN-B26C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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