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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 6000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL | 6 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNZEYLANIN | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNZEYLANINE | 0 | Bark | not available | 350.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNZEYLANOL | 0 | Bark | not available | 63.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNZEYLANOL-1-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| CIS-CINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 5.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CIS-LINALOL-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 9.4 | -1.30 | 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. |
| CIS-OCIMENE | 3 | Bark | 3.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CIS-OCIMENE | 3 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CITRONELLAL | 20 | Leaf | not available | 185.0 | -0.37 | 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. |
| COBALT | 2 | Bark | not available | 0.6 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| COBALT | 2 | Leaf | not available | 1.1 | -0.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CONIFERALDEHYDE | 0 | 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. |
| CONIFERALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CONIFERALDEHYDE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| COPPER | 12 | Bark | 4.9 | 9.0 | 1.27 | 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 * |