Background: Few studies have been done considering the effectiveness of aqueous extract of cinnamon in neurological diseases. In previous studies, reducing the pain of hydro-alcoholic cinnamon extract in the second phase (chronic) of the formalin test and reduction of inflammation in animal models as well as in humans following cinnamon administration have been emphasized. There are also studie...

OBJECTIVES Treatment of diabetic subjects with cinnamon demonstrated an improvement in blood glucose concentrations and insulin sensitivity but the underlying mechanisms remained unclear. This work intends to elucidate the impact of cinnamon effects on the brain by using isolated astrocytes, and an obese and diabetic mouse model. METHODS Cinnamon components (eugenol, cinnamaldehyde) were adde...

Efficacy of Cinnamon bark oil vapour (Cinnamomam verum Presl.) and Citronella oil vapour (Cymbopogon nardus L.) were evaluated for the control of infestations of Callosobruchus chinensis L in bulk stored green gram. Both oils were used at 5ml and 10ml/5kg of seeds in 3L plastic baskets. Oviposition and damaged seeds were detected for up to two months of period. At the end of the storage period,...

Introduction Blood pressure (BP) is controlled, moment by moment, by the balance between heart outputs against total peripheral resistance and alters depending on position, activity, emotional state, and relative health/disease conditions. It is controlled by the brain through both the endocrine and nervous systems (1). On the other hand, BP is not stable and spontaneous variations in BP exist ...

Background: Cinnamon has been shown to potentiate the hypoglycaemic effect of insulin through up regulation of the glucose uptake in cultured adipocytes of rats. This study tried to find out the effect of Cinnamon alone or in combination with Insulin in diabetic albino rats. Methods: Thirty rats were divided into three groups, A and B. Group A were given cinnamon extract 200 mg/Kg body weight d...

Nowadays, there is growing interest in using medicinal plants as antimicrobial agents to treat microbial infections the oral cavity. This study was aimed evaluate phytochemical properties, anti-oral cancer and activity against C. albicans some potential lactic acid bacteria (Lactobacillus casei Lactobacillus plantarum). Plant extracts including Cinnamomum verum (cinnamon), Acorus calamus (sweet...

recent article in Pediatrics warns against inhaling cinnamon powder and cites experiments that demonstrated chronic inflammation and fibrotic changes to the pulmonary tissue of rats forced to inhale cinnamon powder, and was written in response to the growing popularity of the cinnamon challenge.1 The cinnamon challenge has existed for nearly a decade.2 This dare consists of consuming one tables...

Naturally-occurring compounds that have been shown to improve insulin sensitivity include Cr and polyphenols found in cinnamon (Cinnamomon cassia). These compounds also have similar effects on insulin signalling and glucose control. The signs of Cr deficiency are similar to those for the metabolic syndrome and supplemental Cr has been shown to improve all these signs in human subjects. In a dou...