OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of cinnamon on menstrual cyclicity and metabolic dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). STUDY DESIGN In a prospective, placebo controlled, double-blinded randomized trial, 45 women with PCOS were randomized (1:1) to receive cinnamon supplements (1.5 g/d) or placebo for 6 months. Menstrual cyclicity (average cycles/month) during the 6 mont...

In the present study the efficacy of arkas (water distillate) and essential oils of cinnamon and clove is evaluated as a preservative for kwathas. Arkas and essential oils of cinnamon and clove have good preservative property without altering the physico - chemical properties of kwatha.

Background and Methodology: Gentamicin is a broad-spectrum antibiotic with restricted application in man and stock due to its side effects such as Nephrotoxicity and autotoxicity. Cinnamon bark has antioxidant properties. This is the first study on the protective effects of the hydroalcoholic extract of cinnamon on gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity.Methods and Materials: Thirty-six mature femal...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cognitive impairment develops with pre-diabetes and dementia is a complication of diabetes. Natural products like turmeric and cinnamon may ameliorate the underlying pathogenesis. METHODS People ≥ 60 years (n=48) with newly-recognised untreated pre-diabetes were randomised to a double-blind metabolic study of placebo, turmeric (1 g), cinnamon (2 g) or both (1 g & 2 g...

background and objectives: food poisoning has been always a major concern in health system of every community and cream-filled products are one of the most widespread food poisoning causes in humans. in present study, we examined the preservative effect of the cinnamon oil in cream-filled cakes. methods: antimicrobial activity of cinnamomum verum j. presl (cinnamon) bark essential oil was examin...

Background and purpose: Gentamicin-induced nephrotoxicity results from the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the kidneys, and since cinnamon has antioxidant properties, this research studied the effects of cinnamon extract on the prevention and treatment of gentamicin-induced toxicity in immature white rats.Materials and methodology: in this study 36 immature female Wistar rats wer...

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 ...

Interest in cinnamon as a potentially useful treatment for type 2 diabetes began with the discovery almost 20 years ago of cinnamon’s insulin-sensitizing properties (1). Numerous in vitro and in vivo studies have elucidated cinnamon’s effect on insulin signal transduction (2– 6). A study in diabetic mice showed that cinnamon lowered blood glucose, total cholesterol, and triglyceride levels whil...