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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Bark | 1.0 | 2.0 | -0.71 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Bark Essent. Oil | not available | 13500.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf | 30.0 | 60.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | 18500.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE | 0 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CARYOPHYLLENE-OXIDE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 47.0 | 1.00 | 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. |
| BETA-ELEMENE | 5 | Leaf | not available | 120.0 | 0.21 | 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. |
| BETA-PHELLANDRENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-PHYLLANDRENE | 0 | Leaf | 370.0 | 740.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Bark | 14.0 | 76.0 | 1.00 | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf | 25.0 | 50.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Root Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-PINENE | 13 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Leaf | not available | 9.4 | -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. |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Leaf Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SELINENE | 3 | Stem Bark | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Bark | not available | 210.0 | -0.60 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORNEOL | 35 | Bark | 2.0 | 8.0 | not available | Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antigoiter | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antigrey | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihangover | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihelicobacter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 1 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatotoxic | 5 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antiherpetic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiherpetic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihistaminic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiHIV | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihydrocoele | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihyperactivity | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |