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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERANIOL | 35 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL | 35 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANIOL-ACETATE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETATE | 5 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| GUM | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXAN-1-OL | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOL | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HUMULENE | 2 | Bark | 20.0 | 124.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| HYDROCINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | 15.0 | 160.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROCINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Leaf | 8.0 | 20.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROCINNAMALDEHYDE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IODINE | 12 | Bark | not available | 3.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Bark | 60.0 | 421.0 | 0.99 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOCARYOPHYLLENE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ISOEUGENOL | 16 | Bark | 2.0 | 8.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ISOEUGENOL | 16 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOEUGENOL | 16 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| CNS-Active | 1 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 7 | Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Stimulant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Toxic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Coleoptophile | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagen-Sparing | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Collagenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedogenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| COMP-Inhibitor | 1 | Dullo, A. G., et al. 1999. Efficacy of a green tea extract rich in catechin polyphenols and caffeine in increasing 24-h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in humans. Am. J. Clinical Nutrition, 70: 1040-1045. |
| Contraceptive | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Controlled | 1 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 15. |
| Convulsant | 2 | R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R. |
| Copper-Antagonist | 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 |
| Cosmetic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Counterirritant | 3 | Martindale's 28th |