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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.
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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 *
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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.