CINNAMON: A PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW

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Vaibhavi Jakhetia
Department of Pharmacognosy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
Rakesh Patel
Department of Pharmacognosy, Ganpat University, Ahmedabad
Pankaj Khatri
Department of Pharmacognosy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
Neeraj Pahuja
Department of Microbiology, Panjab University, Chandigarh
Sunil Garg
Department of Pharmacognosy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
Anupriya Pandey
Department of Pharmacognosy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur
Sonu Sharma
Department of Pharmacognosy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur

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Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees), the evergreen tree of tropical area, a member of family Lauraceae, has been used in day to day routine as a spice and condiment in India. Literature review on cinnamon revealed that it chiefly contains essential oils and all other categories like cinnamic acid, cinnamaldehyde and cinnamate. It has got good anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-ulcer, anti-microbial, hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic potential. In clinical reports it was found very safe and useful in allergic conditions also. Current review describes the pharmacological potential of cinnamon in preclinical and clinical scenario.

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Jakhetia, V., Patel, R., Khatri, P., Pahuja, N., Garg, S., Pandey, A., & Sharma, S. (2010). CINNAMON: A PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW. Journal of Advanced Scientific Research, 1(02), 19-23. Retrieved from https://sciensage.info/index.php/JASR/article/view/13
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Vol 1 No 02 (2010): Journal of Advanced Scientific Research
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