Cinnamon: A Multifunctional Medicinal Plant
Journal Title: UNKNOWN - Year 2017, Vol 1, Issue 4
Abstract
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), belongs to family Lauraceae, is an evergreen tree, a member of family Lauraceae, has been used in daily routine as a condiment and spice found in tropical area of India. Cinnamon is mainly composed of essential oils and its other constituents are cinnamic acid, cinnamate and cinnamaldehyde. It possesses excellent anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, hypoglycemic, anti-microbial and hypolipidemic activities. It can be used as safer and useful drug in allergic conditions also. So, cinnamon can be used as a potential constituent in pharmaceutical industry.
Authors and Affiliations
SYEDA MONA HASSAN, SHABNUM ZULFIQAR, NAUREEN NAEEM, ASIF IBRAHIM, SYED KHURRAM HASSAN, ABDUL MAJEED, SHOAIB AHMAD SIDDIQUI
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