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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-PINENE | 28 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf | 90.0 | 180.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Plant | 42.0 | 168.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINENE | 13 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Bark | 40.0 | 264.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf | not available | 47.0 | -0.51 | 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. |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1500.0 | -0.83 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-THUJENE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 19.0 | -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. |
| ALPHA-YLANGENE | 0 | Bark | 31.0 | 124.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| ALPHA-YLANGENE | 0 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-YLANGENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 2500.0 | 10000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-YLANGENE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-YLANGENE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Juvabional | 3 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvicide | 4 | Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980. |
| Larvistat | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Laxative | 9 | Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253. |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipolytic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 6 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Lubricant | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Gawron, A., Gorski*, G., Glowniak**, K. 1989. Increased proliferation of phytohaemagglutinin (PHA)-stimulated human leucocytes after 8-methoxypsoralen treatment. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 194-195, 1990. |
| Lymphokinetic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAO-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Memorigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metal-Chelator | 1 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Monoaminergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |