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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
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.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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.