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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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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CATECHIN 30 Bark not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Bark not available not available not available Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
19-MONOACETYL-CINCASSIOL-A 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDRO-ACETOPHENONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BENZALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-VINYLPHENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4,5-TRIMETHOXYPHENOL-BETA-D-APIOFURANOSYL(1->6)BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
3-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYL-PROPYL-ACETATE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-PHENYLPROPANAL 0 Bark 39.0 490.0 1.00 Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
3-PHENYLPROPANAL 0 Leaf 30.0 75.0 1.00 Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
4-ALLYL-PHENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,7,3-TRIMETHYL-(-)-EPICATECHIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
5,7-DIMETHYL-3',4'-DI-O-METHYLENE-(+)-EPICATECHIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
ACETOEUGENOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALCOHOLS 0 Bark 105.0 1300.0 -1.00 Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antianginal 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiangiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 29 Revista Itiliana Eppos, 12: 5, 1994.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibiotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibronchitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibrucellosic 1 Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990.