Cinnamomi ceylanici cortex

Cinnamomi ceylanici cortex, also Cinnamomum verum, is the officinal Ceylon cinnamon bark, the unpeeled and dried pieces of the Ceylon cinnamon tree, processed as thin tubes or pieces of bark pushed into each other.

HMPC - Mon ograph: traditional-use: mild cramping gastrointestinal discomfort, flatulence, flatulence, mild diarrhea

ESCOP mon ograph: dyspeptic complaints, mild cramp-like complaints in the gastrointestinal tract, flatulence; loss of appetite; diarrhea.
Commission e-monograph: loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints, mild cramp-like complaints in the gastrointestinal tract, bloating and flatulence.

Efficacy determining ingredients: Essential oil (at least 1.2%) with the main components cinnamaldehyde (65-75%), eugenol (5%), phenolic carboxylic acids and tanning agents (2%), invert sugar etc. According to Ph.Eur. <0.5% coumarin.

stimulation of the gastric juice and saliva production

According to the specifications of commission E: loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints

Daily dose (TD) 2.0-4.0 g of the drug, 0.05-0.2 g essential oil in appropriate preparations.

Hypersensitivity to ingredients of the drug. Allergies to Peru balsam.

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