Medicinal properties of 'true' cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In traditional medicine Cinnamon is considered a remedy for respiratory, digestive and gynaecological ailments. In-vitro and in-vivo studies from different parts of the world have demonstrated numerous beneficial medicinal effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (CZ). This paper aims to systematically review the scientific literature and provide a comprehensive summary on the potential medicinal benefits of CZ.

Methods

A comprehensive systematic review was conducted in the following databases; PubMed, Web of Science, SciVerse Scopus for studies published before 31st December 2012. The following keywords were used: "Cinnamomum zeylanicum", "Ceylon cinnamon", "True cinnamon" and "Sri Lankan cinnamon". To obtain additional data a manual search was performed using the refere

SUBMITTER: Ranasinghe P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3854496 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature