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Plant Cinnamomum verum (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Bark not available 11.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(E)(E)-FARNESOL 0 Leaf not available 9.4 -1.00 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(E)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf not available 0.0 -1.14 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(E)-CINNAMALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available 295.0 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(E)-CINNAMYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available 345.0 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(E)-CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL 0 Leaf not available 0.0 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(E)-METHYL-CINNAMATE 0 Leaf not available 9.4 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(E)-METHYL-ISOEUGENOL 0 Leaf not available 9.4 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Leaf not available 0.0 -0.71 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(Z)-CINNAMALDEHYDE 0 Leaf not available 9.4 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(Z)-CINNAMYL-ACETATE 0 Leaf not available 9.4 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(Z)-METHYL-ISOEUGENOL 0 Leaf not available 9.4 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
(Z)-OCIMENOL 0 Leaf 90.0 180.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
(Z,E)-ALPHA-FARNESENE 0 Leaf not available 0.0 not available Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Bark 165.0 800.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Bark Essent. Oil not available 16500.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf not available 110.0 -0.52 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Leaf Essent. Oil 1500.0 6000.0 -0.81 Duke, 1992 *
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(-)-Chronotropic 3 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Chronotropic) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 3 (View Chemicals list for (-)-Inotropic) Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 2 (View Chemicals list for 5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Acaricide 12 (View Chemicals list for Acaricide) Duke, 1992 *
Acarifuge 1 (View Chemicals list for Acarifuge) Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 6 (View Chemicals list for ACE-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
AChE-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for AChE-Inhibitor) Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 1 (View Chemicals list for Acidulant) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Acnegenic 1 (View Chemicals list for Acnegenic) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Adrenergic 1 (View Chemicals list for Adrenergic) Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 10 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Allelochemic 10 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) Duke, 1992 *
Allelopathic 6 (View Chemicals list for Allelopathic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 25 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic) Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Allergenic?) Duke, 1992 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 (View Chemicals list for Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor) Duke, 1992 *
Amphiglycemic? 1 (View Chemicals list for Amphiglycemic?) Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 14 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 (View Chemicals list for Androgenic) Duke, 1992 *