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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 | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINNAMTANNIN-A1 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMTANNIN-A2 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMTANNIN-A3 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMTANNIN-A4 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMTANNINS | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CINNAMYL-ACETATE | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ACETATE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNZEYLANINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINNZEYLANINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNZEYLANOL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINNZEYLANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-2-METHOXY-DIHYDROCINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-CINNAMIC-ACID | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| CIS-CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE-CYCLIC-GLYCEROL-1,3-ACETAL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| COPPER | 12 | Bark | 2.0 | 10.0 | 1.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COUMARIN | 57 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CRESOL | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINALDEHYDE | 10 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 2 | Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimononuccleotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| AntiMS | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimutagenic | 15 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Antimycoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 2 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antineurotic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |