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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
CINCASSIOL-C-1 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCASSIOL-C-1-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-C-2 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCASSIOL-C-2-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-C-3 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCASSIOL-C-3-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-1 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-1 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCASSIOL-D-1-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-2 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCASSIOL-D-2-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-3 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCASSIOL-D-3-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-4 1 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINCASSIOL-D-4 1 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CINCASSIOL-D-4-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINNAMALDEHYDE 60 Bark 80.0 20550.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID 18 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE-CYCLIC-GLYCEROL-1,3-ACETAL 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
CINNAMOSIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Wealth of India.
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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
Anticoagulant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticoeliac 1 Martindale's 28th
Anticold 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticolitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticomplementary 2 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 3 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 3 A.L.L. Hunting. Encyclopedia of Shampoo Ingredients. Micelle Press, Cranford NJ. 467 pp.
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidermatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 1 Duke, 1992 *