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Cinnamon: A Multifaceted Medicinal Plant
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, and Cinnamon cassia), the eternal tree of tropical medicine, belongs to the Lauraceae family. Cinnamon is one of the most important spices used daily by people all over the world. Cinnamon primarily contains vital oils and other derivatives, such as cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, and cinnamate. In addition to being an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, anticancer, lipid-lowering, and cardiovascular-disease-lowering compound, cinnamon has also been reported to have activities against neurological disorders, such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. This review illustrates the pharmacological prospective of cinnamon and its use in daily life.
International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Life Science, 2021
The goal of this article is to use scholarly search engines like PubMed and Scifinder to find scholarly articles and reports on Cinnamon, its novel implications, preparation, analysis, and use in the management and cure of serious illnesses like diabetes, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer. Cinnamon has long been used in food preparations and as a herbal medication to treat a wide range of diseases and symptoms. Cinnamon has antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other medicinal effects. New research not only demonstrates the value of cinnamon as a flavor, but also suggests that it could be used as a natural treatment for significant ailments like type 2 diabetes, chronic digestive issues, cardiovascular disease, cancer, and Alzheimer's disease. This article examines the botanical, chemical, and pharmacological properties of cinnamon in depth.
Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine, 2015
The purpose of this article is to use search engines such as PubMed and Scifinder to locate scholarly articles and reports pertaining to Cinnamon (肉桂 r ou guì), its novel effects, preparation, analysis, and use in the prevention and treatment of serious illnesses, such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, Alzheimer's disease, and cancer. Cinnamon has been used traditionally in food preparations and as an herbal medicine to treat a variety of ailments and their symptoms. Cinnamon is known to have antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other therapeutic properties. New studies reaffirm the importance of cinnamon as a spice but also suggest that it may be a natural remedy to treat serious diseases such as type 2 diabetes, chronic digestion problems, cardiovascular diseases, and even cancer and Alzheimer's disease. This article presents a comprehensive analysis of the botanical, chemical, and pharmacological aspects of cinnamon.
Functional and Nutraceutical Characterization of Cinnamon
Pakistan BioMedical Journal, 2021
Cinnamon has been using as a fragrant plant and spice. Cinnamon is a member of family Lauraceae. Cinnamon has been used as a traditional medicine to reduce blood glucose level in diabetes and to control Blood pressure, Tumor Growth, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. Cinnamon nutritional composition revealedthat it contained a significant value of mineral, vitamins, and the main bioactive component is cinnamaldehyde. Cinnamon caloric content was determined as ofcarbohydrate (CHO), protein, fat, fiber, moisture and ash. Cinnamon contained the uppermost amount of carbohydrate(53.37%) in T1 and the lowermost amount of ash (1.25%) in T3. The mineral content of macro-elements and micro-elements were determined fromchromium (Cr), manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), magnesium (Mg), phosphorus (P), calcium (Ca), potassium (K) and sodium (Na). The content of minerals in Cinnamon contained the highest amount of potassium (135.2) in T1 and the lowest sodium in T2. The content of v...
Cinnamon as a Useful Preventive Substance for the Care of Human and Plant Health
Molecules, 2021
Cinnamon is widely used as a food spice, but due to its antibacterial and pharmacological properties, it can also be used in processing, medicine and agriculture. The word “Cinnamon” can refer to the plant, processed material, or an extract. It is sometimes used as a substance, and sometimes used as a mixture or as compounds or a group. This article reviews research into the effectiveness of various forms of cinnamon for the control of plant diseases and pests in crops and during storage of fruit and vegetables. Cinnamon acts on pests mainly as a repellent, although in higher doses it has a biocidal effect and prevents egg-laying. Cinnamon and its compounds effectively hinder bacterial and fungal growth, and the phytotoxic effects of cinnamon make it a possible herbicide. This article presents the wide practical use of cinnamon for various purposes, mainly in agriculture. Cinnamon is a candidate for approval as a basic substance with protective potential. In particular, it can be us...
The Potential Role of Cinnamon in Human Health
Forests, 2021
Cinnamon is an unusual tropical plant belonging to the Lauraceae family. It has been used for hundreds of years as a flavor additive, but it has also been used in natural Eastern medicine. Cinnamon extracts are vital oils that contain biologically active compounds, such as cinnamon aldehyde, cinnamic alcohol, cinnamic acid, and cinnamate. It has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and antibacterial properties and is used to treat diseases such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In folk medicine, cinnamon species have been used as medicine for respiratory and digestive disorders. Their potential for prophylactic and therapeutic use in Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s disease has also been discovered. This review summarizes the available isolation methods and analytical techniques used to identify biologically active compounds present in cinnamon bark and leaves and the influence of these compounds in the treatment of disorders.
The medicinal uses of cinnamon
Integrative Medicine: A Clinician's Journal, 2010
This article reviews research into the medicinal uses of cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum, C verum, Cassia cinnamomum), used in the West as a treatment for mild dyspeptic conditions and as a hemostatic. In Chinese medicine, it is used with reported success to treat more complicated conditions such as heart palpitations and dysmenorrhea. Modern research does not shed much light on the traditional uses of cinnamon but has raised the interesting proposition that it may be useful in some diabetic conditions.
Asian Journal of Phytomedicine and Clinical Research, 2023
Cinnamon is generally appertained to as a tropical drug condiment. Its dinghy is used as a spice in cookery on a regular base each over the world. The cinnamon plant, found in the Lauraceae family, is known as the "everlasting tree" of tropical medicine and can be identified as Cinnamomum zeylanicum or Cinnamon cassia. Cinnamon is a popular condiment in both culinary and herbal treatment. It’s set up in Southern India and Sri Lanka, as well as China and Indonesia. The two variety of cinnamon similar as Ceylon and cassia. Cinnamon's health benefits are credited to its ingredients similar as cinnamyl alcohol, oil painting cinnamaldehyde and cinnamic acid, coumarin. This condiment's functions include anti-allergy, antiviral, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and an effect when it interferes with several curatives for heart complaint and diabetes. Cinnamon, a natural therapeutic substance, possesses a range of health benefits, including its ability to combat neurological ailments such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease. It also functions as an antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antibacterial, antitumor, lipid-lowering, and cardiovascular-disease-reducing agent. This review provides an illustration of cinnamon's pharmacological potential and practical application. Mainly comprises the different applications on cinnamon in different disease diagnosis, treatment and role in inflammatory and carcinogenetic and other disease conditions. Lastly, described the 13 various benefits using cinnamon in pharmaceutical products and their origin to the respective disease.
Title: Cinnamon: A clinical approach as multifarious natural remedy with absolute immunity
European Journal of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, 2021
Plants are the oxygen support for our planet and all living things They can be considered as "mothers of medicine" As mothers take care of a child, Plants do the same for all human beings and animals Medicinal plants have therapeutic properties that produce a beneficial pharmacological effect on the animal and human body In recent years plants are surveyed as new drugs and gain attention to the discovery of new bioactive compounds Hippocrates quoted "Let thy food be thy medicine, and thy medicine shall be thy food" The flavor, aroma, taste, and nutritional properties make the Cinnamon offers a wide range of health benefits The present study explores the connection between the Cinnamon plant and medicine, our food, modern science
Cinnamon has a very long history and has its roots in several places around the world. This paper gives a view into the background of this famous spice, but not only from the perspective of Chinese Medicine. It is important to look to a herb in different ways to understand it better, to know why nature gave this kind of herbs to humanity. It‟s like standing in front of a building: you will only get an image of the whole building unless you walk around it. From historical references it is known that Cinnamon played a great role in the trading business, cooking, traditions and of course in medicine. One of the roots of Cinnamon cassia comes from China. China‟s knowledge about herbal medicine travelled all over the world and is a foundation of today's medicine. Even famous medicine doctors through time, who are the writers of great books of herbal medicine, based their knowledge on the ancient Chinese knowledge.