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Plant Cinnamomum verum (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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List of plant chemicals.
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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 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontitic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 3 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplasmodial 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th