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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ISOEUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KETONES | 0 | Bark | 2.5 | 28.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Bark | not available | 2410.0 | -0.65 | Wealth of India. |
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Seed | 260000.0 | 304000.0 | 2.21 | Wealth of India. |
| LEAD | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Bark | 46.0 | 184.0 | -1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Bark | 230.0 | 956.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOL | 0 | Leaf | 195.0 | 390.0 | -0.21 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Bark | 85.0 | 956.0 | 1.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 23000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 15000.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL | 53 | Twig | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINALOOL-ACETATE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuritic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuropathic | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinitrosaminic | 5 | Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18. |
| Antinitrosating | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinitrosic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antinociceptive | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antinyctalopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiobesity | 7 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiodontalgic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antionychogryphotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antionychyotic | 1 | Taylor, Leslie. 2005. The Healing Power of Rainforest Herbs. SquareOne Publisher, Garden City Park, NY. 519 pp. |
| Antiophidic | 4 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363. |
| Antiorchitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiosteoarthritic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiosteoporotic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiotitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiototic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antioxidant | 29 | Jim Duke's personal files. |