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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |