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Chinese cinnamon bark (cassia or cassia bark)
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Lauraceae |
Genus and specie |
Cinnamomum cassia, C. aromaticum |
Cassia bark.
Chinese cinnamon is an evergreen tree with thick leathery leaves. Yellow flowers appear in summer followed by berries.
The inner bark, leafy twigs, dried fruit and oil are used in herbal preparations.
Cinnamon bark is a pungent, sweet, warming herb that stimulates circulation, relieves spasms, lowers fever and blood pressure, controls bleeding and infections, and relieves indigestion.
It contains a volatile oil which contains cinnamaldehyde and other cinnamate derivatives as well as phenolic compounds (condensed tannins), flavonoid derivatives (proanthocyanidins, oligomers or cinnamtannins), mucilage, calcium oxalate, resins, sugars, and coumarins. The bark contains procyanidins, phenylpropanoids and mucilage.
Cassia essential oil is not used in aromatherapy but in fragrance therapy, as it may irritate or sensitize the skin and mucous membranes.
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