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Plant 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FAT 0 Bark 11000.0 14000.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 300000.0 350000.0 0.45 Wealth of India.
FENCHONE 6 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FENCHONE 6 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Bark 270000.0 285000.0 1.22 Duke, 1992 *
FURFURAL 6 Bark 3.0 12.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
FURFURAL 6 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FURFUROL 0 Bark not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Leaf not available 24.0 -0.22 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.
GAMMA-CADINENE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Bark 3.0 12.0 not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Leaf not available 9.4 -0.35 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.
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINEOL 0 Bark not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GAMMA-YLANGENE 0 Bark not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GERANIAL 13 Bark not available not available not available Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
GERANIAL 13 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIAL 13 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL 35 Bark 6.0 24.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 2 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 2 Martindale's 29th
Antidecubitic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antidepressant 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidermatitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiarrheic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidote (Strychnine) 1 Duke, 1992 *