Cinnamomum verum (bark)

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            | color=Rather light cinnamon brown (reddish brown).
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            | flavor=Sweet, pungent, slightly astringent.
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            | scent=Delicately fragrant and aromatic.
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            | caption1=Ceylon Cinnamon (powdered bark) (''Cinnamomum verum'') / (''Cinnamomum zeylanicum'' Nees)
 
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            | caption2=Compare to ''[[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cinnamon aromaticum]]''.
 
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            | caption3=Compare to ''[[Cinnamomum_loureiroi_(bark)|Cinnamon loureiroi]]''.
 
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             | characteristics=Histology much like that of ''[[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cassia Cinnamon]]''; bast cells are more abundant and the cells of the outer cork wanting; starch less abundant.  It is possible to distinguish this cinnamon from the other two by the larger sclerenchyma cells and absence of outer cork and epidermal tissues.
 
             | characteristics=Histology much like that of ''[[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cassia Cinnamon]]''; bast cells are more abundant and the cells of the outer cork wanting; starch less abundant.  It is possible to distinguish this cinnamon from the other two by the larger sclerenchyma cells and absence of outer cork and epidermal tissues.
 
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             | caption1=Thick walled fiber when observed at 400X with Acidified chloral Hydrate Soln.
 
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            | caption1=Ceylon Cinnamon (powdered bark) (''Cinnamomum verum'') / (''Cinnamomum zeylanicum'' Nees)
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            | description=Ceylon Cinnamon (bark) (''Cinnamomum verum'') / (''Cinnamomum zeylanicum'' Nees)
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            | image2=Microanalysis_powdered_vegetable_google_ver_cinnamon_cassia.png
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            | caption2=Compare to ''[[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cinnamon aromaticum]]''.
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Revision as of 14:35, 17 March 2014


Contents

Nomenclature

Cinnamomum verum J. Presl   Lauraceae  
Standardized common name (English): cinnamon  
Ayurvedic name(s): tvak

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Cinnamomum verum AW17807JD1 A0075.jpg
Source: Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories[1]

Organoleptic Characteristics

{{Macroscopy | source=Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.

           | color=Rather light cinnamon brown (reddish brown).
           | flavor=Sweet, pungent, slightly astringent.
           | scent=Delicately fragrant and aromatic.

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

Histology much like that of Cassia Cinnamon; bast cells are more abundant and the cells of the outer cork wanting; starch less abundant. It is possible to distinguish this cinnamon from the other two by the larger sclerenchyma cells and absence of outer cork and epidermal tissues.

Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. [2]


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Cinnamon 1.jpg
Thick walled fiber when observed at 400X with Acidified chloral Hydrate Soln.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]

Cinnamon 2.jpg
Large resin cells showing dark red contents observed at 400X with Acidified chloral Hydrate Soln.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[4]

Microanalysis powdered vegetable google ver cinnamon verum.png
Ceylon Cinnamon (powdered bark) (Cinnamomum verum) / (Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees)
Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[5]

Microanalysis powdered vegetable google ver cinnamon cassia.png
Compare to Cinnamon aromaticum.
Source: {{{source2}}}[6]

Microanalysis powdered vegetable google ver cinnamon loureiroi.png
Compare to Cinnamon loureiroi.
Source: {{{source3}}}[7]
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ Botanical Voucher Specimen Library, Alkemists Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  2. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  3. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  4. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  5. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  6. ↑ {{{source2}}}
  7. ↑ {{{source3}}}
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