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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINCASSIOL-C-1 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCASSIOL-C-1-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-C-2 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCASSIOL-C-2-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-C-3 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCASSIOL-C-3-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-D-1 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-D-1 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCASSIOL-D-1-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-D-2 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCASSIOL-D-2-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-D-3 | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCASSIOL-D-3-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-D-4 | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINCASSIOL-D-4 | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINCASSIOL-D-4-GLYCOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Bark | 80.0 | 20550.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE-CYCLIC-GLYCEROL-1,3-ACETAL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINNAMOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antipsoriac | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antipyretic | 6 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antipyruvetic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiradicular | 9 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| AntiRaynaud's | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirenitic | 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. |
| Antiretinopathic | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiretinotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirheumatalgic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antirheumatic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiseborrheic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseptic | 27 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisinusitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antispasmodic | 16 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |