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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEROL | 10 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Bark | not available | 8.0 | -0.88 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NICKEL | 3 | Bark | not available | 1.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Leaf | not available | 4.2 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONAN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| O-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE | 6 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 11400.0 | 13300.0 | -0.87 | Wealth of India. |
| OPCS | 25 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Bark | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Bark | 39.0 | 448.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 5500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | 55.0 | 140.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 5400.0 | 6300.0 | -0.57 | Wealth of India. |
| 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. |