Cinnamomum verum (bark)

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             | caption1=Ceylon Cinnamon (powdered bark) (''Cinnamomum verum'') / (''Cinnamomum zeylanicum'' Nees)
 
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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

  

Color Rather light cinnamon brown (reddish brown). 

Scent Delicately fragrant and aromatic. 

Flavor Sweet, pungent, slightly astringent.

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

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. [3]


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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[4]

Cinnamon 2.jpg
Large resin cells showing dark red contents observed at 400X with Acidified chloral Hydrate Soln.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[5]

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.[6]

Microanalysis powdered vegetable google ver cinnamon cassia.png
Compare to Cinnamon aromaticum.
Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[7]

Microanalysis powdered vegetable google ver cinnamon loureiroi.png
Compare to Cinnamon loureiroi.
Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[8]

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. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  4. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  5. ↑ Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  6. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  7. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
  8. ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
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