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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPHOR | 41 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAR-3-ENE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Bark | 455000.0 | 500000.0 | -2.32 | Wealth of India. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Bark | 135.0 | 1316.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| CARYOPHYLLENE | 31 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Leaf | 25.0 | 50.0 | -0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 8 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATECHINS | 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. |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Bark | not available | 300.0 | 1.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Bark | 2.0 | 10.0 | 0.37 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHROMIUM | 24 | Leaf | not available | 14.4 | 0.58 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Bark | 6000.0 | 30000.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CINNAMALDEHYDE | 60 | Bark Essent. Oil | 302000.0 | 765000.0 | 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 * |