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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Bark | 455000.0 | 500000.0 | -2.32 | Wealth of India. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Bark | 135.0 | 1316.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Leaf | 25.0 | 50.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHINS | 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. |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Bark | not available | 300.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Bark | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | not available | 14.4 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Bark | 6000.0 | 30000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Bark Essent. Oil | 302000.0 | 765000.0 | 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. |