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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Artemicide | 3 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Ascaricide | 1 | Madaus, G. 1976. Lehrbuch der Biologischen Hilfmittel. Vol,. 1-3. 2862 pp. (+ 144 p. index). Georg Olms Verlag, Hildescheim. Reprint of 1938 Madaus. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 2 | Zhu, M., Phillipson, J. D., Greengrass, P. M., Bowery, N. E., Cai, Y. 1997. Plant Polyphenols: Biologically Active Compounds or Non-Selective Binders to Protein? Phytochemistry, 44(3): 441-447. |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 33 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candidicide | 13 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Candidistat | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillaritonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |