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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHYL-CINNAMATE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Bark | 140.0 | 16800.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Bark Essent. Oil | 61000.0 | 420000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 1400.0 | 16800.0 | 1.16 | Wealth of India. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 701000.0 | 945000.0 | 1.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 10000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENYL-ACETATE | 6 | Leaf | not available | 1340.0 | 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. |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Bark | 3.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimange | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimastitic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimeasles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antimelanogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimelanomic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiMeniere's | 1 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Antimenopausal | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimenorrhagic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 2 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimite | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimitotic | 2 | Pandeya, S.N. 1970. Biological Activity of Adamantyl Derivatives. The Indian Journal of Pharmacy, 33: 7. |
| Antimononuccleotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| AntiMS | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimutagenic | 18 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimycoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antimyocarditic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antineuralgic | 3 | Martindale's 28th |