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Common Names
Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELARGONALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Bark | 63.0 | 252.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENOL | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Bark | 85.0 | 4000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Leaf | 3640.0 | 8735.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Bark | 41.0 | 165.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Bark | 7.0 | 28.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Bark | 674.0 | 1100.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Bark | not available | 260.0 | not available | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Bark | 7.0 | 28.0 | not available | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf | not available | 14.0 | -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. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Plant | 7.0 | 28.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Bark | 5525.0 | 6000.0 | 0.00 | 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 |