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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
CINNAMTANNIN-A1 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMTANNIN-A2 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMTANNIN-A3 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMTANNIN-A4 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMTANNINS 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
CINNAMYL-ACETATE 3 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-ACETATE 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 6 Bark not available not available not available Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNZEYLANINE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINNZEYLANINE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNZEYLANOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINNZEYLANOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-2-METHOXY-DIHYDROCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-CINNAMIC-ACID 0 Bark not available not available not available Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
CIS-CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE-CYCLIC-GLYCEROL-1,3-ACETAL 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
COPPER 12 Bark 2.0 10.0 1.87 Duke, 1992 *
COUMARIN 57 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CRESOL 5 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Inotropic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insecticide 11 Duke, 1992 *
Insectifuge 19 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Insectiphile 2 J. Stored. Prod. Res., 22:141, 1986.
Insulinogenic 5 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Interferon-Synergist 1 Duke, 1992 *
Interferonogenic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Interleukin-1-alpha-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Interleukin-6-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Interleukin-6-mRNA-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Irritant 18 Duke, 1992 *
Juvabional 3 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Keratolytic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Larvicide 3 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
Larvistat 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Laxative 7 Duke, 1992 *
Leptingenic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Lipolytic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 5 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp.