Cinnamomum loureiroi (bark)

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            | color=Rather dark cinnamon brown (reddish brown).
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            | flavor=Sweet, very pungent, astringent.
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            | description=Saigon Cinnamon (powdered bark) (''Cinnamomum loureiroi''), Lauraceae. (Vietnamese Cassia)
 
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            | caption2=Compare to [[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cinnamon aromaticum]].
 
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             | characteristics=Histology much like that of [[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cassia]]; bast cells somewhat larger.  Starch and sclerenchyma cells much as in [[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cinnamon aromaticum]].  Numerous small epidermal cells with thickened walls.  Resin cells and crystals as in the other cinnamons.
 
             | characteristics=Histology much like that of [[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cassia]]; bast cells somewhat larger.  Starch and sclerenchyma cells much as in [[Cinnamomum_aromaticum_(bark)|Cinnamon aromaticum]].  Numerous small epidermal cells with thickened walls.  Resin cells and crystals as in the other cinnamons.
 
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            | description=Saigon Cinnamon (powdered bark) (''Cinnamomum loureiroi''), Lauraceae. (Vietnamese Cassia)
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Contents

Nomenclature

Cinnamomum loureirii Nees   Lauraceae  
Standardized common name (English): Saigon cinnamon

Botanical Voucher Specimen

Organoleptic Characteristics

  

Color Rather dark cinnamon brown (reddish brown). 

Scent Fragrant, very aromatic. 

Flavor Sweet, very pungent, astringent.

Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed. [1]

Macroscopic Characteristics

Microscopic Characteristics

Histology much like that of Cassia; bast cells somewhat larger. Starch and sclerenchyma cells much as in Cinnamon aromaticum. Numerous small epidermal cells with thickened walls. Resin cells and crystals as in the other cinnamons.

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


Microanalysis powdered vegetable google ver cinnamon loureiroi.png
Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[3]

Microanalysis powdered vegetable google ver cinnamon cassia.png
Compare to Cinnamon aromaticum.
Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[4]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

Sources

  1. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  2. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  3. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  4. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
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