Issue 44, 2021

A review: the botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology of Cinnamomi cortex

Abstract

Cinnamomi Cortex (CC) is the dried bark of Cinnamomum cassia (L.) J. Presl. Modern pharmacological research shows that CC can be used to treat diabetes, breast cancer, leukemia and other diseases. It has been used for more than 2000 years in China, mainly distributed in Guangxi, Guangdong, Yunnan and Fujian. In this paper, the botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and other aspects of CC are summarized. We hope to provide convenience for the further exploration and development of CC. There are more than 300 components isolated from CC including essential oils, polyphenols, diterpenes and sesquiterpenes, flavonoids, polysaccharides and others. Pharmacological studies show that CC has a wide range of pharmacological activities such as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, antitumor, improving glucose and lipid metabolism, neuroprotection and so on. It shows that CC has great potential to develop into a cheap, low-toxicity and highly-efficient natural therapeutic drug. However, there is still a long way to go for research of CC, although great progress has been made. For instance, clinical practices for CC recorded in traditional medicine books need to be paid more attention. Present achievements are still not enough to clearly explain the mechanism for some diseases. New skeletons and new drugs will be required to be discovered, so that the potential of CC can be brought into full play.

Graphical abstract: A review: the botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology of Cinnamomi cortex

Article information

Article type
Review Article
Submitted
27 iyn 2021
Accepted
29 iyl 2021
First published
12 avq 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2021,11, 27461-27497

A review: the botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, pharmacology of Cinnamomi cortex

S. Liu, L. Yang, S. Zheng, A. Hou, W. Man, J. Zhang, S. Wang, X. Wang, H. Yu and H. Jiang, RSC Adv., 2021, 11, 27461 DOI: 10.1039/D1RA04965H

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