botanical record · discovered

Cassia

Cinnamomum aromaticum

Cassia · Cassia Bark · Cassia Lignea · Chinese Cassia · Chinese Cinnamon · China Junk Cassia · Saigon Cinnamon · Zimtcassie (Ger.) · Canela de la China (Sp.) · Canelero chino (Sp.) · Chinazimt (Ger.) · Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.) · Kashia-Keihi (Jap.) · Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.) · Cannelier Casse (Fr.) · Cannelier de Chine (Fr.) · Chinazimt · Chinese cinnamon · Chinese cinnamon (EN). For a long time called 'Cinnamomum cassia (L.) D.Don' but this name is now assigned by lectotypification to the Sri Lankan Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm. · Chinese-cassia · Kassia-Zimt (DE) · Zimtcassie · Zimtkassie · canela de la China · canelero chino · canelle de Cochinchine · cannelier casse · cannelier de Chine

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Snake), Perspiration, Post-Partum, Antidote(Rhus)

Science studied: ACETOEUGENOL, 2-HYDRO-ACETOPHENONE, ANHYDROCINNZEYLANOL, O-ANISALDEHYDE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lauraceae

Scientific name: Cinnamomum aromaticum

Common names: Cassia, Cassia Bark, Cassia Lignea, Chinese Cassia, Chinese Cinnamon, China Junk Cassia, Saigon Cinnamon, Zimtcassie (Ger.), Canela de la China (Sp.), Canelero chino (Sp.), Chinazimt (Ger.), Chinesischer Zimtbaum (Ger.), Kashia-Keihi (Jap.), Canelle de Cochinchine (Fr.), Cannelier Casse (Fr.), Cannelier de Chine (Fr.), Chinazimt, Chinese cinnamon, Chinese cinnamon (EN). For a long time called 'Cinnamomum cassia (L.) D.Don' but this name is now assigned by lectotypification to the Sri Lankan Neolitsea cassia (L.) Kosterm., Chinese-cassia, Kassia-Zimt (DE), Zimtcassie, Zimtkassie, canela de la China, canelero chino, canelle de Cochinchine, cannelier casse, cannelier de Chine

History

The source record documents this plant in China, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

Bite(Snake)
Perspiration
Post-Partum
Antidote(Rhus)
Colic
Complexion
Sedative

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

China
TW

Documented cultural uses

Bite(Snake)
Perspiration
Post-Partum
Antidote(Rhus)
Colic
Complexion
Sedative

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

The complete plastid genome of Chinese cinnamon, <i>Cinnamomum aromaticum</i> Nees (Lauraceae). · 2019 source ↗
Chemical composition and insecticidal properties of Cinnamomum aromaticum (Nees) essential oil against the stored product beetle Callosobruchus maculatus (F.) · 2009 source ↗
In vitro effect of essential oils from Cinnamomum aromaticum, Citrus limon and Allium sativum on two intestinal flagellates of poultry, Tetratrichomonas gallinarum and Histomonas meleagridis. · 2003 source ↗