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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
CINCASSIOL-C-1 0 Plant *
CINCASSIOL-C-1-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-C-2 0 Plant *
CINCASSIOL-C-2-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-C-3 0 Plant *
CINCASSIOL-C-3-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-1 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-1 0 Plant *
CINCASSIOL-D-1-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-2 0 Plant *
CINCASSIOL-D-2-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-3 0 Plant *
CINCASSIOL-D-3-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-4 1 Bark Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-4 1 Plant *
CINCASSIOL-D-4-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINNAMALDEHYDE 60 Bark 80.0 20550.0 -1.00 *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Bark Wealth of India.
CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE-CYCLIC-GLYCEROL-1,3-ACETAL 0 Bark Wealth of India.
CINNAMOSIDE 0 Bark Wealth of India.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Expectorant 7 *
Fistula-Preventive 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
FLavor 36 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Fungicide 22 *
Fungiphilic 1 J. Agric. Food Chem. 43: 2283.
Fungistat 3 *
GABA-nergic 1 *
Gastroprotective 2 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 1 *
Glutathionigenic 1 *
Goitrogenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Gram(+)icide 1 *
Gram(-)icide 1 *
GST-Inducer 1 *
Hemolytic 2 Martindale's 28th
Hemorrhagic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hemostat 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hepatocarcinogenic 2 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Hepatoprotective 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Hepatoregenerative 1 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses