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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Essential Oil | not available | 800000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 9700.0 | 31000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID | 18 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-ACETATE | 0 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-ACETATE | 0 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-ACETATE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-ACETATE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 1 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-ETHYL-ESTER | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL | 3 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMIC-ALCOHOL | 3 | Leaf | 45.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ACETATE | 3 | Bark | 175.0 | 2040.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ACETATE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Wealth of India. |
| CINNAMYL-ACETATE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Bark | 26.0 | 104.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 |