Cinnamomum cassia Twig Powder
DEFINITION
The article consists of the dried twigs of Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J. Presl with a synonym Cinnamomum aromatium Nees (Family Lauraceae), collected in spring or summer, reduced to a fine or very fine powder. It contains NLT 0.8% of total phenylpropanoids calculated as the sum of cinnamyl alcohol (C9H10O), cinnamic acid (C9H8O2), 2-methoxycinnamic acid (C10H10O3), cinnamaldehyde (C9H8O), and 2-methoxycinnamaldehyde (C10H10O2) on the anhydrous basis.
POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS
Cinnamomum bejolghota (Buch.-Ham.) Sweet, bark
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