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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Bark | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 13500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | 30.0 | 60.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 18500.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 47.0 | 1.00 | 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. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Leaf | not available | 120.0 | 0.21 | 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. |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-PHYLLANDRENE | 0 | Leaf | 370.0 | 740.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Bark | 14.0 | 76.0 | 1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | 25.0 | 50.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 9.4 | -0.43 | 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. |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bark | not available | 210.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Bark | 2.0 | 8.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Carcinogenic | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carcinogenic? | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Cardiodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiomyopathogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotonic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Carminative | 4 | Yamamoto, A., Umemori, S., and Muranishi, S. 1993. Absorption Enhancement of Intrapulmonary Administered Insulin by Various Absorption Enhancers and Protease Inhibitors in Rats. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 46: 14-18, 1994. |
| Caspase-8-Inducer | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chelator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 2 | Fitoterapia No.5-1986. |
| Choleretic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choline-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chronotropic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Clastogenic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |