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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antisyndrome-X | 4 | 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 |
| Antithiamin | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69. |
| Antithromboxane | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87. |
| Antithyroid | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antithyrotoxic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiTNF | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitoxoplasmotic | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitriglyceride | 2 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitubercular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor | 17 | Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Cervix) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Gastric) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (GI) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Kidney) | 1 | Mills, Simon and Bone, Kerry. 2000. Phytotherapy. Churchill Livinston, Edinburgh. |
| Antitumor (Lung) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |