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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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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O-ANISALDEHYDE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| O-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE | 6 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| O-METHYL-COUMARALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| OCTANOIC-ACID | 5 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OPC | 25 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Bark | 27.0 | 335.0 | -1.00 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Leaf | 225.0 | 560.0 | -0.44 | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Bark | not available | 1000.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Bark | 3020.0 | 15500.0 | 2.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-A-2 | 17 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-1 | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-2 | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-5 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B-7 | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROCYANIDIN-B26C-BETA-D-GLUCOPYRANOSIDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| 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 * |