Cassia cinnamon

Cinnamon and its close relative, cassia, are among the earliest, most popular spices used by mankind. The genus Cinnamomum (family Lauraceae) consists of 250 species of trees and shrubs distributed in Southeast Asia, China and Australia. In India, it is represented by 26 species, of which 12 each are reported from North-east and South India. The true cinnamon, Cinnamomum verum syn. C. zeylanicum, is a native of Sri Lanka and South India. Cassia cinnamon is derived from different sources, such as Chinese cassia (C. cassia syn. C. aromatica) from China and Vietnam, Indonesian cassia (C. burmannii) from Sumatra and the Java region and Indian cassia (C. tamala) from the north-eastern region of India and Myanmar (Burma) (Baruah and Nath, 2004). 

Cassia Oil occurs as a yellow or brown liquid having the characteristic odor and taste of cassia cinnamon. It is the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation from the leaves and twigs of Cinnamomum cassia Blume (Fam. Lauraceae), rectified by distillation, and consisting mainly of cinnamic aldehyde. Upon aging or exposure to air it darkens and thickens. It is soluble in glacial acetic acid and in alcohol. 

Cinnamomum cassia (cinnamon-like) (Lauraceae) [stem oil]... 

Cinnamic aldehyde Warm, spicy, balsamic Cassia (Cinnamomum cassia) Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylani-cum)... 

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Cassia cinnamon oil (2) has a prominent blue zone of terpene hydrocarbons (e.g. caryophyllene, a-pinene) at tire solvent front as well as two minor blue zones at R, 0.25-0.3. 

B Development of DCM extracts in dichloromethane and detection with KOH reagent in UV-365 nm shows in the R, range of cinnamic aldehyde at R, 0.5 a green and directly below at Rf 0.45 the blue fluorescent zone of o-methoxycinnamic aldehyde. Besides a higher amount of the aldehyde, the cassia cinnamon bark (4) also contains coumarin (T4), which is found as a blue fluorescent zone below the aldehyde (sec note below). 

EXigoua, J.J., D. Seely, D. Peril, et al. 2007. From type 2 diabetes to antioxidant activity A systematic review of the safety and efficacy of common and cassia cinnamon bark. Can.. Physiol. Pharmacol. 85(9) 837-847. 

Cinnamic acid, 3-phenyl propyl ester. See 3-Phenylpropyl cinnamate Cinnamic alcohol. SeeCinnamyl alcohol, Cinnamic aldehyde. See Cinnamal Cinnamic aldehyde ethylene glycol acetal. See Cinnamaldehyde ethylene glycol acetal Cinnamic chloride. See Cinnamoyl chloride Cinnamol. See Styrene Cinnamomum camphora. See Camphor Cinnamomum camphora oil. See Camphor (Cinnamomum camphora) oii Cinnamomum cassia. See Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) extract Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) oii... 

Synonyms Cassia Chinese cinnamon Cinnamomum cassia Cinnamon Cinnamon, Chinese... 

Chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) extract Cherry laurel (Prunus laurocerasus) oil Cherry pit extract Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) Chicory (Cichorium intybus) extract Cinchona succirubra extract Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) oil Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) extract Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) leaf oil Cltronella (Cymbopogon nardus) oil Citrus extract Civet Clary (Salvia sclarea) oil Clove Clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) extract Clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) leaf oil Clove (Eugenia caryophyllus) oil Clover (Trifolium pratense) extract... 

Benzoic acid Cassia (cinnamon) oil Cinnamic acid ... 

Cassia, cinnamon, and their bark oils have been used either as flavors or as carminative, stomachic, tonic, or counterirritants in pharmaceutical and cosmetic preparations, including liniments, suntan lotions, nasal sprays, mouthwashes or gargles, and toothpaste, among others. 

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