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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PELARGONALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHELLANDRENE | 4 | Bark | 63.0 | 252.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENOL | 26 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOL | 26 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Bark | 85.0 | 4000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENOLS | 0 | Leaf | 3640.0 | 8735.0 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYL-ETHYL-ALCOHOL | 0 | Bark | 41.0 | 165.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Bark | 7.0 | 28.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| PHENYLETHYL-ACETATE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLPROPYL-ACETATE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Bark | 674.0 | 1100.0 | -0.09 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Bark | not available | 260.0 | not available | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Bark | 7.0 | 28.0 | not available | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf | not available | 14.0 | -0.35 | 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. |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Plant | 7.0 | 28.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERITONE | 7 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Bark | 5525.0 | 6000.0 | 0.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 7 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Motor-Stimulant | 1 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mutagenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 8 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 4 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Nematicide | 21 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Nephrotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Neuroprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Neurotoxic | 3 | 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. |
| NF-kB-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NO-Genic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Occuloirritant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 4 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Ovicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |