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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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 * |