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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELARGONALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Bark | 63.0 | 252.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENOL | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Bark | 85.0 | 4000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Leaf | 3640.0 | 8735.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Bark | 41.0 | 165.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Bark | 7.0 | 28.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Bark | 674.0 | 1100.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Bark | not available | 260.0 | not available | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Bark | 7.0 | 28.0 | not available | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf | not available | 14.0 | -0.35 | 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. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Plant | 7.0 | 28.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Bark | 5525.0 | 6000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antirheumatic | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antirhinitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisalmonella | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiscorbutic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiscotomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiseborrheic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiseptic | 30 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antishingles | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antishock | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antisickling | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisinusitic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antispare-Tire | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antispasmodic | 27 | Fitoterapia No.59-1984. |
| Antispastic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antistaphylococcic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistomatitic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207. |
| Antistreptococcic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antistress | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |