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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALCOHOLS | 0 | Leaf | 125.0 | 305.0 | -0.83 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| ALDEHYDES | 0 | Bark | 1845.0 | 23040.0 | -1.00 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| ALDEHYDES | 0 | Leaf | 2340.0 | 5815.0 | 2.08 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANHYDROCINNZEYLANINE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ANHYDROCINNZEYLANINE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ANHYDROCINNZEYLANOL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| ANHYDROCINNZEYLANOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Bark | not available | 309.0 | 0.13 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BARIUM | 0 | Bark | not available | 140.0 | 1.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZALDEHYDE | 24 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BENZOIC-ACID | 20 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952. |
| BENZYL-BENZOATE | 17 | Leaf | 1800.0 | 22500.0 | 1.00 | Wealth of India. |
| BENZYL-BENZOATE | 17 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Bark | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antiperiodontitic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiperoxidant | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antipharyngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiphotophobic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antipityriasic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiplaque | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiplasmodial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiPMS | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipneumonic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipodagric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipodriac | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antipoliomyelitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiporphyric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiprolactin | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiproliferant | 2 | Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY. |
| Antiprostaglandin | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiprostatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiproteolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipseudomonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antipsittacotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |