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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEROL | 10 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEROL | 10 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Bark | not available | 8.0 | -0.88 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NICKEL | 3 | Bark | not available | 1.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Leaf | not available | 4.2 | -0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONAN-1-AL | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONYL-ALDEHYDE | 0 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| O-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE | 6 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 11400.0 | 13300.0 | -0.87 | Wealth of India. |
| OPCS | 25 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Bark | not available | 14.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Bark | 39.0 | 448.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 5500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf | 55.0 | 140.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-CYMENE | 16 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 5400.0 | 6300.0 | -0.57 | Wealth of India. |
| 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 * |