Table 1.
Various chemical constituents of the cinnamon plant [5].
| Part of the Plant | Compound |
|---|---|
| Leaves | Cinnamaldehyde: 1.00 to 5.00% |
| Eugenol: 70.00 to 95.00% | |
| Bark | Cinnamaldehyde: 65.00 to 80.00% |
| Eugenol: 5.00 to 10.00% | |
| Root bark | Camphor: 60.00% |
| Fruit | trans-Cinnamyl acetate (42.00 to 54.00%) and caryophyllene (9.00 to 14.00%) |
| Buds (C. zeylanicum) | Terpene hydrocarbons: 78.00% |
| α-Bergamotene: 27.38% | |
| α-Copaene: 23.05% | |
| Oxygenated terpenoids: 9.00% | |
| Flowers (C. zeylanicum) | (E)-Cinnamyl acetate: 41.98% |
| trans-α-Bergamotene: 7.97% | |
| Caryophyllene oxide: 7.20% |