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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PROCYANIDIN-B28-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| PROCYANIDIN-C-1 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDINS | 27 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Bark | not available | 43000.0 | -1.34 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Bark | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.37 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Bark | not available | 30.0 | 1.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFROLE | 29 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Bark | 42.0 | 287.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STRONTIUM | 0 | Bark | not available | 50.0 | -1.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| STYRENE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SULFUR | 14 | Bark | not available | 1200.0 | -0.13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNIN | 35 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Bark | not available | 1.0 | -0.09 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Bark | not available | 50.0 | 1.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (GI) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Pancreas) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Prostate) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Skin) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Stomach) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor-Promoter | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitussive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitympanitic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antiulcer | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiulcerogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiurease | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiviral? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiwrinkle | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiyeast | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anxiolytic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |