Cinnamon: A Multifaceted Medicinal Plant

Abstract

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.

The Investigation of Cytotoxic Effect of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum Extracts on Human Breast Cancer Cell Line (Mcf-7)

“…It can be clearly seen that cinnamaldehyde was the major components in both Soxhlet and water extract which contributed to 74.14% and 71.69% of total constituents, respectively. This result is parallel with many previous studies [6,7,[12][13][14]. These studies showed that cinnamaldehyde is the major component in C. zeylanicum which contribute from 60% to 80% of total components.…”

“…Cinnamon can be considered as one of the oldest herbal medicine since it has been mentioned in Chinese texts for over 4000 years ago [6]. They cited the traditional uses of cinnamon which are as flavoring agent, insecticidal, antifungal and also as a treatment of dental problems.…”

“…Nowadays cinnamon is used in pharmaceuticals preparation, perfume production, chemical industry and in food industry. They emphasized that the most important components of cinnamon is cinnamaldehyde, which contributes to the fragrance and various biological properties of cinnamon [6]. Some researcher in their study reported that there are several biological activities that can be related to cinnamaldehyde which are antitumor, antifungal, cytotoxic and anti-mutagenic activities [4].…”

Cinnamon and its derivatives as potential ingredient in functional food—A review

“…Numerous studies have been published on this topic. [61,[153][154][155][156][157][158] Some systematic reviews and metaanalyses concluded that cinnamon has a beneficial effect on glycemic control. [58,142,[159][160][161][162] Due to its nutraceutical potential, Viuda-Martos and his coworkers suggested that the spice can be considered essential components of our diet.…”

Ameliorative impact of cinnamon against high blood pressure; an updated review

“…Numerous reports have distributed with the numerous attributes of cinnamon in the forms of, essential oils, bark, bark powder, flavonoids, phenolic compounds, and isolated constituents. Each of these attributes plays a vital role in the improvement of persons health (53). In fact, Akilen et al found that the regimen of cinnamon decreased both systolic and diastolic BP in T2DM from 132.6 to 129.2 mm Hg and 85.2 to 80.2 mm Hg, one-toone (45).…”