Table 2.
List of cinnamon essential oils or extracts active against Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria.
| Type of Sample | Bacteria | References |
|---|---|---|
| BARK extracts, obtained with different organic solvents (ethyl acetate, acetone and methanol) | Klebsiella pneumonia 13883 | [45] |
| Bacillus megaterium NRS | ||
| Pseudomonas aeroginosa ATCC 27859 | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus 6538 P | ||
| Escherichia coli ATCC 8739 | ||
| Enterobacter cloaca ATCC 13047 | ||
| Corynebacterium xerosis UC 9165 | ||
| Streptococcus faecalis DC 74 | ||
| STEM BARK Ethanolic extract | Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) | [46] |
| BARK AND CLOVE POWDER Hydroethanolic extract | Moraxella catarrhalis | [47] |
| Combination of piperacillin and cinnamon BARK essential oil | E. coli (β-lactamase-producing) | [49] |
| Essential oil obtained by hydro-distillation of cinnamon BARK | Salmonella typhi | [50] |
| Salmonella paratyphi A | ||
| Escherichia coli | ||
| Staphylococcus aureus | ||
| Pseudomonas fluorescens | ||
| Bacillus licheniformis | ||
| Essential oil obtained by hydro-steam distillation of cinnamon BARK | Escherichia coli O157:H7 | [51] [52] [53] |
| Yersinia enterocolitica O9 | ||
| Proteus spp. | ||
| Klebsiella pneumonia | ||
| Essential oil (BARK and fresh LEAVES) | Escherichia coli O157:H7 | [52] [53] [54] [56] [58] [59] [60] [61] [63] |
| Yersinia enterocolitica O9 | ||
| Proteus spp. | ||
| Klebsiella pneumonia | ||
| Streptococcus mutans | ||
| Lactobacillus acidophilus (fresh leaves) | ||
| Mycoplasma hominis (bark) | ||
| Haemophilus ducreyi (E. O from C. verum) | ||
| L. monocytogenes (bark) (E.O from C. cassia) | ||
| Salmonella typhimurium | ||
| Methanolic extract of cinnamon BARK | Escherichia coli | [55] |
| Enterobacter aerogenes | ||
| Providencia stuartii | ||
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | ||
| Klebsiella pneumoniae | ||
| Enterobacter cloacae | ||
| Fresh LEAF extract | Escherichia coli O157:H7 | [52] [53] [57] |
| Yersinia enterocolitica O9 | ||
| Proteus spp. | ||
| Klebsiella pneumonia | ||
| Enterococcus faecalis | ||
| Aqueous, hydroalcoholic and alcoholic dried inner BARK extracts (Soxhlet) | Propionibacterium acnes (hydroethanolic extracts inactive) | [30] |
| Staphylococcus epidermidis | ||
| Cinnamon BARK extracts | Salmonella typhimurium | [62] |
| S. aureus | ||
| E. coli | ||
| Extract obtained from cinnamon STICK | L. monocytogenes | [65] |
| S. aureus | ||
| Salmonella enterica | ||
| BARK essential oil (tested in liquid and vapor phases) | Cronobacter sakazakii | [66] |
| C. malonaticus | ||
| Commercial essential oils from C. cassia (LEAF-BRANCH) and C. verum (BARK) | L. monocytogenes NCTC 11994 | [67] [5] [64] |
| L. monocytogenes S0580 | ||
| S. typhimurium ATCC 14028 | ||
| S. typhimurium | ||
| E. coli O157:H7 ATCC 35150 | ||
| E. coli O157:H7 S0575 | ||
| Brochothrix thermosphacta ATCC 11509 | ||
| P. fluorescens ATCC 13525 | ||
| P. aeruginosa ATCC 27853 | ||
| E. coli ATCC 25922 | ||
| S. aureus ATCC 29213 | ||
| Arcobacter butzeiri | ||
| Arcobacter skirrowii | ||
| Nanoparticles loaded with cinnamon BARK extract | L. monocytogenes | [68] |
| S. typhimurium |