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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Cinnamomum verum (Lauraceae)

Common Names
Cinnamon; Ceylon Cinnamon
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PROANTHOCYANIDIN 0 Bark 958.0 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-A-2 0 Bark 2.6 -1.00 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B1 0 Bark 2.1 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B2 0 Bark 42.0 -1.00 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-B5 0 Bark 3.2 -1.00 *
PROANTHOCYANIDIN-C1 0 Bark 132.0 1.00 *
PROANTHOCYANIDINS 34 Bark Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
PROTEIN 0 Bark 35000.0 125000.0 1.70 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Bark 1.0 -0.70 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
RUBIDIUM 0 Bark 20.0 0.18 *
SABINENE 5 Bark 2.0 8.0 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
SABINENE 5 Root Bark *
SABINENE 5 Stem Bark *
SACCHAROSE 0 Plant *
SAFROLE 29 Bark Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
SAFROLE 29 Bark Essent. Oil *
SAFROLE 29 Leaf Wealth of India.
SAFROLE 29 Leaf Essent. Oil 6500.0 23000.0 *
SAFROLE 29 Plant *
SAFROLE 29 Root Bark *
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Mosquitofuge 2 *
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 *
Mutagenic? 1 *
Mycobactericide 1 *
Myorelaxant 8 *
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 *
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 *
NO-Genic 1 *
Occuloirritant 1 *
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 *