Cinamon Leaf
| Botanical Name | Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
| Botanical family | Lauraceae |
| Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Sheets |
| Note | Middle |
| Appearance | opalescent oily liquid |
| Color | light brown to dark brown |
| Odor | hot and spicy |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Phenols (70–80%): eugenol Esters (10%): eugenyl acetate, benzyl benzoate Sesquiterpenes (6%): caryophyllene |
| Therapeutic properties | Very wide-spectrum anti-infective (antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and antiparasitic) ++++ Anticandida ++++ Anaesthetic +++ Prevents fermentation and necrosis +++ Uterotonic +++ General tonic and stimulant +++ Antigenotoxic and antioxidant +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | Dental infections: abscess, gingivitis, pyorrhoea, stomatitis +++ Dysentery and infectious diarrhoeas of all types +++ Tooth and gum pain +++ Cystitis, salpingitis, bartholinitis, metritis +++ Viral neuralgia and neuritis +++ Delayed birth and difficult childbirth ++++ Wind, flatulence, fermentation, bloating +++ Malaria, amebiasis, leishmaniasis +++ Hypothyroidism ++ Skin parasites: lice, mange, ticks +++ Shingles, herpes, chicken pox, warts ++ Sinusitis, influenza, bronchitis, tuberculosis ++ Severe asthenia: ++ |