Cassia Bark

This product mainly contains volatile oil (namely cinnamon oil), whose principal chemical component is cinnamaldehyde. Other chemical components include cinnamyl alcohol, cinnamyl acetate, cinnamic acid, cinnamyl cinnamate, cinnamomum glycoside and arabinoxylan, etc. It also contains mucilage and tannins, etc.

The aqueous decoction dilates peripheral blood vessels, promotes blood circulation, protects against myocardial ischemia, inhibits platelet aggregation, has antithrombin activity, and protects adrenal cortical function. Aqueous and alcoholic extracts of cinnamon protect the gastric mucosa, have anti-ulcer effects, and relieve gastrointestinal spasms and pain. Cinnamon oil, cinnamaldehyde, and sodium cinnamate have sedative, analgesic, antipyretic, and anticonvulsant effects. Cinnamon oil also has strong antibacterial activity, with greater activity against Gram-positive than Gram-negative bacteria. Ethanolic or acetic acid extracts of cinnamon inhibit various pathogenic dermatophytes. In addition, this herb has hypotensive and choleretic effects.

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