Steinmetz:Cinnamomum

General Index (総索引)

Medicinal Effect (薬効一覧)

Cinnamomum burmanni

Also known as (or relevant to) Cinnamomum burmanni Family Lauraceae English Names Javanese Cinnamon Padang Cinnamon Natural Habitat Java Sumatra Borneo Philippines Part(s) Used Cortex Cinnamomi Burmannii

Action astringent aromatic; used for the same purposes as Ceylon Cinnamon

Cinnamomum camphora

Also known as (or relevant to) Cinnamomum camphora Dryobalanops camphora (aromatica) Family Lauraceae; Dipterocarpaceae English Names Camphor tree Camphor Laurel tree Natural Habitat Cinnamomum camphora: Japan China Formosa; Dryobalanops camphora: Borneo Sumatra Sunda islands Part(s) Used Lignum Camphorae Gummi Camphora

Constituent(s) essential oil (containing camphor) Action gum; stimulant anodyne antispasmodic vulnerary; wood: fumigate

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book

Cinnamomum cassia

Also known as (or relevant to) Cinnamomum cassia Family Lauraceae English Names Chinese Cassia tree Chinese Cinnamon Bastard Cinnamon Natural Habitat South-East China Cochin China; cultivated in Indonesia Japan Eastern Bengal Ceylon Central and Southern America Part(s) Used Flores Cassiae = Flores Cinnamomi (immature fruit) Cortex Cassiae ligneae verae = Cortex Cinnamomi cassiae = Cortex Cinnamomi chinensis Oleum Cinnamomi cassiae

Constituent(s) flower bud: essential oil cinnamaldehyde tannin; bark: essential oil mucilage resin phobatannin sugar mannite Action flower bud: aromatic; bark: aromatic tonic stomachic carminative flavouring agent

Cinnamomum loureirii

Also known as (or relevant to) Cinnamomum loureirii Family Lauraceae English Names Saigon Cinnamon Natural Habitat China Japan Cochin-China Part(s) Used Cortex Cinnamomi Loureirii

Action used for the same purposes as Ceylon Cinnamon; it is sweeter and stronger

Cinnamomum oliveri

Also known as (or relevant to) Cinnamomum oliveri Family Lauraceae English Names Oliver tree Black Sassafras Australian Cinnamon Natural Habitat Eastern Australia Part(s) Used Cortex Oliveri

Constituent(s) eugenol safrol camphor Action stimulant aromatic corrective used as a substitute for Cinnamon

Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Also known as (or relevant to) Cinnamomum zeylanicum Family Lauraceae English Names Ceylon Cinnamon Natural Habitat mainly Ceylon; Malabar Sumatra Cochin-China; also cultivated in Brazil Jamaica Mauritius Part(s) Used Cortex Cinnamomi zeylanici Oleum Cinnamomi zeylanici

Constituent(s) volatile oil phlobatannin mucilage tannin starch oxalate of calcium mannit invert-sugar resin Action bark: spice astringent carminative stomachic stimulant cordial aromatic; oil: stimulant cordial antiseptic aromatic

Links

• Information in Von Esenbeck's book