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Common Names
Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAT | 0 | Bark | 11000.0 | 14000.0 | -0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 300000.0 | 350000.0 | 0.45 | Wealth of India. |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FENCHONE | 6 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Bark | 270000.0 | 285000.0 | 1.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Bark | 3.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| FURFURAL | 6 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FURFUROL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 24.0 | -0.22 | 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. |
| GAMMA-CADINENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Bark | 3.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 9.4 | -0.35 | 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. |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINENE | 11 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GAMMA-TERPINEOL | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GAMMA-YLANGENE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIAL | 13 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Bark | 6.0 | 24.0 | 1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukoplakic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukotriene-D4 | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilipoperoxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilisteria | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilithic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antilupus | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiLyme | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilymphedemic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antilymphomic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimaculitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimalarial | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |