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Quantitative Comparison of Cinnamomi Cortex and Various Cinnamon Barks using HPLC Analysis (육계 및 기원종별 계피의 지표성분 함량 비교)

  • Han-Young Kim;Jung-Hoon Kim
    • The Korea Journal of Herbology
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    • v.39 no.3
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    • pp.23-35
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    • 2024
  • Objective : In this study, we performed quantitative comparison on the content of 10 marker compounds in cinnamon barks from different species and found chemical discrimination between genuine Cinnamomum cassia and other Cinnamomum species (Non C. cassia). Methods : Cinnamon bark samples were extracted using the ultrasonication in 100% methanol for 30 minutes. The samples were analysed using high-performance liquid chromatography with statistical analysis. Results : The analytical method developed in this study met all validation criteria and was applied to the quantification of the 10 marker compounds in cinnamon bark samples. The major chemical discrimination of C. cassia were identified as low content of epicatechin and eugenol, and high contents of benzaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde and cinnamic acid compared to other Non C. cassia samples. Especially, among other compounds, the content of cinnamaldehyde was the highest in the C. cassia and Non C. cassia samples. The result of principal component analysis showed that the samples of C. cassia and Non C. cassia were clearly differentiated via benzaldehyde, cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, eugenol, and epicatechin, which influenced on clustering C. cassia and Non C. cassia samples. Conclusion : C. cassia and Non C. cassia samples were chemically discriminated using the quantitative HPLC analysis. Based on this, it is possible to control the quality of herbal medicines containing Cinnamomi Cortex. It is necessary to further improve the accuracy of discrimination between C. cassia and Non C. cassia species to evaluate cinnamon bark quality.

Efficacy of Soil Amendment with Medicinal Plant Materials for the Control of Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne incognita) in Tomato

  • Kim, Young-Ho;Hafeez, U.Khan;Kim, Jung-Ho;Jeon, Yong-Ho;Lee, Eun-Jung;Chang, Sung-Pae
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.19 no.3
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    • pp.138-142
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    • 2003
  • Soil amendments with oriental herbal medicines such as fruit of Anethum graveolens, flower buds of Syzygium aromaticum, rhizome of Cnidium officinale, rhizome of Coptis chinensis, root bark of Paeonia suffructicosa, stem bark of phellodendron amurense, and stem bark of Cinnamomum cassia at the rate of 0.2% (weight by volume of soil) significantly reduced Meloidogyne incognita infection (root gall formation) of tomato seedlings compared with the control. The most effective treatments were root bark of p. suffructicosa and stem bark of C. cassia as they gave minimum numbers of galls on tomato roots (4.7% and 8.9%, respectively, relative to control) as compared to other treatments. Another study with root bark of p. suffructicosa and C. cassia at different application doses also showed consistent results in reducing gall number. The control efficacy decreased as the application doses were lower-ed, indicating their dose-dependent control activities. These treatments significantly enhanced aboveground plant growths (total masses).

Cytotoxic and Mutagenic Effects of Cinnamomum cassia Bark-Derived Materials

  • LEE , HOI-SEON;KIM, SUN-YEOU;LEE, CHI-HOON;AHN, YOUNG-JOON
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.1176-1181
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    • 2004
  • The cytotoxic activities of Cinnamomum cassia (Blume) bark-derived materials toward six human HeLa epithelioid cervix, A549 lung, SK-OV-3 ovarian, SK-MEL-2 melanoma, XF-498 central nerve system, and HCT-15 colon tumor cell lines were evaluated by using sulforhodamine B assay and compared to those of the anticancer agents, cisplatin and mitomycin C. The biologically active constituent of the Cinnamomum bark was characterized as trans­cinnamaldehyde by spectroscopic analysis. The cytotoxic activity of cinnamaldehyde against HeLa, SK-MEL-2, and HCT -15 cell lines was comparable to that of cisplatin and mitomycin C. The compound showed lower activity against A549, SK-OV-3, and XF-498 cell lines than the anticancer agents. Eugenol exhibited moderate activity against SK-OV­3, XF-498, and HCT-15 tumor cells, and trans-cinnamic acid, cinnamyl alcohol, $\alpha-pinene,\;and\;\beta-pinene$ showed little or no activity against model tumor cells. Cinnamaldehyde was not mutagenic against four strains (TA 98, TA 100, TA 1535, and TA 1537) of Salmonella typhimurium (Castel and Chalm). These results indicate at least one pharmacological action of C. cassia.

Isolation and Identification of Adventitious Root Formation Inducing Substances from Cortex of cinnamomum cassia J.Presl (육계(Cortex of Cinnamomum cassia J.Presl) 추출물로부터 부정근 형성 유도물질 분리 및 동정)

  • Joo Ho Yeo;Jeong Kyu Baek;Jee Sung Park;Kun Woo Kim
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.37 no.1
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    • pp.11-21
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    • 2024
  • In this study, as a result of exploring the physiological activity of plants useful for agriculture on various plant resources, it was possible to confirm an activity similar to auxin that promotes plant rooting in methanol extract of Cinnamon Bark (cortex of Cinnamomum cassia J.Presl). After separating the active body by applying column chromatography and HPLC to the CHCl3 active fraction obtained by solvent extraction for each polarity from the methanol extract of cinnamon bark, cinnamyl alcohol was identified through GC/MS analysis. By bioassay using cinnamyl alcohol standard and the active fraction separated and purified from the methanol extract of cinnamon bark, the rooting rate of mung bean seedlings of the cinnamyl alcohol standard was 290% compared with the untreated control at 134.2 ㎍/mL concentration, and the adventitious root formation activity similar to the rooting rate (268.6%; 100 ㎍/mL) of the active fraction was shown. In conclusion, it is believed that cinnamyl alcohol contained in methanol extract of Cinnamon Bark is the main compound that induces adventitious root formation in mung bean.

Constituents of the Essential Oil of the Cinnamomum cassia Stem Bark and the Biological Properties

  • Choi, Jong-won;Lee, Kyung-Tae;Ka, Hyeon;Jung, Won-Tae;Jung, Hyun-Ju;Park, Hee-Juhn
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.24 no.5
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    • pp.418-423
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    • 2001
  • CC-MS analysis on the essential oil (CC-oil) of Cinnamomum cassia stem bark led to the identification of cinnamaldehyde (CNA, 1), 2-hydroxycinnamaldehyde (2-CNA), coumarin (2), and cinnamyl acetate. The major volatile flavor in CC-oil was found to be 2-CNA. Coumarin was first isolated from this plant by photochemical isolation and spectroscopic analysis. CNA and CC-oil showed potent cytotoxicity, which was effectively prevented by N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) treatment. Intraperitoneal administration with CNA considerably decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) formation and glutathione S-transferase activity in rats. These results suggest that CC-oil and CNA can regulate the triggering of hepatic drugmetabolizing enzymes by the formation of a glutathione-conjugate.

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Historical and Herbalogical Studies on the Gye Ji (계지의 본초학적 연구)

  • Park, Jong-Hee
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.135-136
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    • 2008
  • Chinese crude drug 'Gye Ji(桂枝)' is listed in Shen-nung-pen-tsao-ching(神農本草經), as the remedy for dispelling pathogenic factor from the exterior of the body by diaphoresis. In Korean, herbals origin of Gye Ji is branch of Cinnamomum cassia. Considering the descriptions in many herbals(本草書), the origin of Gye Ji reported by Su-Ching(蘇敬), Han-Pao-Sheng(韓保昇) and Li -Shin-Chen(李時珍) is regarded as the bark of branch of Cinnamomum cassia.

In vitro antimicrobial activity of Cassia auriculata

  • Nur, I Elysha;Somchit, MN;Reezal, I;Zuraini, A;Mutalib, AR
    • Advances in Traditional Medicine
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.57-61
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    • 2005
  • Ethanol and aqueous extracts of Cassia auriculata were tested in vitro against fungi (Candida albicans and Microsporum canis) and bacteria (Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteriditis, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus subtilis). M. canis showed dose-dependent susceptibility only towards ethanol leaf and bark extracts. C. albicans, were resistant to all types of plant extracts. Results were statistically smaller to antifungal drug ketoconazole and miconazole at equivalent concentration. Both ethanol and aqueous extracts of Cassia auriculata leaves and barks exhibit antibacterial activity against S. aureus and only the ethanol extracts of leaf and bark were detected against Bacillus subtilis. The results were compared to antibacterial drugs chloramphenicol, ampicillin, penicillin G, and enrofloxacin. The antibacterial activity was statistically similar to penicillin G. Based on the current findings, it can be concluded that this plant has antimicrobial activity, which is as potent as standard antimicrobial drugs.

Anticoagulant Properties of the Active Compound Derived from Cinnamomum cassia Bark

  • Lee, Hoi-Seon
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.218-222
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    • 2007
  • The anticoagulant properties of Cinnamomum cassia bark-derived materials were evaluated against platelet aggregation induced by arachidonic acid (AA), collagen, platelet activating factor (PAF), or thrombin, and these effects were then compared to those of three commercially available compounds (cinnamic acid, cinnamyl alcohol, and aspirin). The active constituent obtained from C. cassia barks was isolated by silica gel column chromatography and high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), and was characterized as trans-cinnamaldehyde by MS, $^1H-NMR$, $^{13}C-NMR$, and IR spectroscopy. With regard to 50% inhibitory concentration ($IC_{50}$) values, cinnamaldehyde was found to effectively inhibit platelet aggregation induced by AA ($IC_{50},\;43.2\;{\mu}M$) and collagen ($IC_{50},\;3.1\;{\mu}M$). By way of comparison, cinnamaldehyde proved to be a significantly more potent platelet inhibitor against platelet aggregation induced by collagen than aspirin. The effect exerted by cinnamaldehyde against platelet aggregation induced by AA was 1.2 times less than that of aspirin. These results indicate that cinnamaldehyde may prove useful as a lead compound for the inhibition of platelet aggregation induced by AA and collagen.

Quality Evaluation of the Cinnamon Essential Oils Based on Gas Chromatographic Analysis and Cytotoxicity (가스 크로마토그래피 분석과 세포독성에 의한 계피 정유의 품질평가)

  • Jung, Hyun-Ju;Jung, Won-Tae;Choi, Jong-Won;Nam, Jung-Hwan;Lee, Kyung-Tae;Kwon, Byung-Mok;Park, Hee-Juhn
    • Korean Journal of Pharmacognosy
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    • v.35 no.4 s.139
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    • pp.288-292
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    • 2004
  • To evaluate the quality of the crude drugs using three kinds of Cinnamomum Cortex (CC), Vietnamese CC (VCC, the stem bark of Cinnamomum obtusifolium), periderm-peeled Chinese CC (PPCC, periderm-peeled stem bark of C. cassia), Chinese CC (CCC, stem bark of C. cassia) and a Cinnamomi Ramulus (CR, the twig of C. cassia), the four essential oils were prepared by steam distillation method. Cinnamaldehdye (CAN) and an unknown substance tentatively named hydroxy-cinnamaldehdye(HCNA) were detected in the four essential oils by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, the contents of which are significantly different one another. Vietnamese CC had the highest content of HCNA whereas CR had the highest CAN content and the lowest HCNA. Vietnamese CC exhibited the greatest cytotoxic activity against the cancer cell lines, A549, HepG-2, HL-60, P-388, U-937, and KB and CR the lowest cytotoxicity. Contents of CAN and HCNA in CCC and PPCC are positioned between VCC and CR. These results suggest that measurement of HCNA and cytotoxicity may determine the quality of CC and CR.