Cinnamon: A Multifunctional Medicinal Plant:

Syeda Mona  Hassan; Shabnum  Zulfiqar; Naureen  Naeem; Asif  Ibrahim; Syed Khurram  Hassan; Abdul  Majeed; Shoaib Ahmad  Siddiqi

doi:10.54692/lgujls.2017.0104132

Syeda Mona Hassan
Shabnum Zulfiqar Department of Chemistry, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Naureen Naeem Home Economics Department, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Asif Ibrahim Department of Mathematics, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Syed Khurram Hassan Institute of Quality and Technology Management, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
Abdul Majeed Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan
Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqi Department of Biology, Lahore Garrison University, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.54692/lgujls.2017.0104132

Keywords: Cinnamon,, antioxidant,, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum), belongs to family Lauraceae, is an evergreen tree, a member of family Lauraceae, has been used in daily routine as a condiment and spice found in tropical area of India. Cinnamon is mainly composed of essential oils and its other constituents are cinnamic acid, cinnamate and cinnamaldehyde. It possesses excellent anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, hypoglycemic, anti-microbial and hypolipidemic activities. It can be used as safer and useful drug in allergic conditions also. So, cinnamon can be used as a potential constituent in pharmaceutical industry.

Cinnamon: A Multifunctional Medicinal Plant

Syeda Mona Hassan*, Shabnum Zulfiqar, Naureen Naeem, Asif Ibrahim, Syed Khurram Hassan, Abdul Majeed and Shoaib Ahmad Siddiqi

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