Cinnamomum cassia Herbal Extract

 25 Kg. HDPE Drum

Herbal Extract packing:

Medicinal Uses:
It is used for gastro intestinal disorders.

Pharmacology:
It has shown choleretic and analgesic effects. It also has diuretic activity. Melilotic acid has anti-ulcerogenic activity. The essential oil has shown analgesic and germicidal properties.

Toxicology:
Skin irritation and pruritis have been found after repeated contact with the powder.

Principal Constituents:
Melilotic acid is one of the major active constituents of the bark

It is an evergreen aromatic tree. The bark is gray, smooth and thick up to 1.5 cm. The leaves are oblong-elliptic, dark shiny green and with a three prominent nerves from the base. The flowers are small in lax, spreading, terminal, with axillary panicles. The fruits are black, pulpy, aromatic, elliptic drupes with a single seed borne in the cup of the calyx lobe.

It is reported to grow wild in isolated places in Mizoram and also cultivated to a limited extent in Tamil Nadu. It is extensively cultivated in China. The major source of Cinnamon in world trade is China.

Description of Cinnamomum cassia:

Botanical Name: Cinnamomum cassia
Sanskrit name: Sthula tvak, Taja
English Name: Cassia, Chinese Cinnamon
Family: Lauraceae
 
Plant Parts Used: leaf

It is reported to grow wild in isolated places in Mizoram and also cultivated to a limited extent in Tamil Nadu.