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Nomenclature
Cinnamomum loureirii Nees Lauraceae
Standardized common name (English): Saigon cinnamon
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
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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]
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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]
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Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[3]
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Compare to Cinnamon aromaticum.
Source: Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.[4]
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High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
Supplementary Information
Sources
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
- ↑ Schneider, A. (1921) The Microanalysis of Powdered Vegetable Drugs, 2nd ed.
