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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
CUMINALDEHYDE 10 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DECANOIC-ACID 3 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCINNAMIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Bark 2000.0 25000.0 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Leaf 3100.0 7700.0 -0.34 Guenther, E., The Essential Oils, 6 volumes, D. van Nostrand, New York, 1948-1952.
EPICATECHIN 40 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EPICATECHIN-(4-BETA->8)5-EPICATECHIN 0 Bark not available not available not available Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
ETHYL-CINNAMATE 2 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Bark 1.8 375.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Leaf 2.8 400.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FARNESOL 17 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Bark not available 35000.0 1.17 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FENCHONE 6 Leaf not available not available not available Wealth of India.
FENCHONE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Bark not available 270000.0 1.05 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
FURFURAL 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 Plant not available not available not available 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
Antiglaucomic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglucuronidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglutamaergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglycosuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigoiter 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antigrey 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihalitosic 1 American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.
Antihangover 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemorrhagic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal 1 Martindale's 28th
Antihepatitic 3 Vlietinck, A.J. and Dommisse, R.A. eds. 1985. Advances in Medicinal Plant Research. Wiss. Verlag. Stuttgart.
Antihepatotoxic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic 4 Duke, 1992 *
AntiHIV 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrocoele 1 Martindale's 29th