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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETHYL-CINNAMATE | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Bark | 140.0 | 16800.0 | 1.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Bark Essent. Oil | 61000.0 | 420000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf | 1400.0 | 16800.0 | 1.16 | Wealth of India. |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Leaf Essent. Oil | 701000.0 | 945000.0 | 1.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Essential Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 10000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-ACETATE | 1 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL-METHYL-ETHER | 5 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENYL-ACETATE | 6 | Leaf | not available | 1340.0 | not available | 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. |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Bark | 3.0 | 12.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FARNESOL | 17 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ovulant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ozone-Scavenger | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-2B1-Inhibitor | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P450-Inducer | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pancreatogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Parasiticide | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Pediculicide | 3 | Martindale's 29th |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 39 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pheromonal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Piscicide | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Prooxidant | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |