Cinnamomum zeylanicum: 3 definitions
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In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Gandha-Shastra (science of cosmetics, skin care, etc.)
Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Sanskrit: tvak) is the name of a medicinal plant used in Ayurveda to promote skin care and enhance the beauty of the skin (varṇya).—All the three varieties of Cinnamomum viz—zeylanicum (Dālcīni), tamāla (Tejpatra), cassia have been shown to have skin whitening property.— Essential oil [of Cinnamomum zeylanicum] has been reported to show anti-tyrosinase activity and cinnamaldehyde was found to be the primary compound responsible for this inhibition.
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
India history and geography
Cinnamomum zeylanicum is the name of a tree and the source of the spice cinnamon, believed to be imported from India or Ceylon by the Arabians who passed it to Egypt/Greece through the Phoenicians.—While myrrh was one of the commonest of spices in the ancient world, cinnamon was one of the rarest. It is the produce of the Laurus cinnamomum, or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, a tree allied to the laurel, which now grows only in Ceylon, Borneo, Sumatra, China, Cochin China, and in India on the coast of Malabar. According to Herodotus (iii. 111) and Strabo (16, p. 535), it grew anciently in Arabia; but this is doubted, and the Arabians are believed to have imported it from India or Ceylon, and passed it on to the Phoenicians, who conveyed it to Egypt and Greece. The present passage of Scripture is the first in which it is mentioned, and in the rest of the Old Testament it obtains notice only twice (Proverbs 7:16; Song of Solomon 4:14). The word used, which is kinnĕmôn, makes it tolerably certain that the true cinnamon is meant.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees is the name of a plant defined in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in modern medicine, Ayurveda, and other local traditions or folk medicine.
References regarding Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity:
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (Wallich) (1829)
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+16): Ilavangam, Kankutlu, Tvaca, Karuva, Tvak, Cinnamomum verum, Trijataka, Dalacinni, Karuvappattai, Trikatu, Balaparna, Caturjataka, Lavanga, Kutannata, Coca, Nishane, Tiki, Tikke, Daruchini, Lavangachakke.
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Search found 20 books and stories containing Cinnamomum zeylanicum; (plurals include: Cinnamomum zeylanicums). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Antimicrobial and phytochemical analysis of cinnamon and wormwood oil. < [2021: Volume 10, June issue 6]
Antiasthmatic activity of extracts from Ipomoea, Cinnamomum, Piper. < [2015: Volume 4, January issue 1]
Cinnamomum zeylanicum oil and cinnamaldehyde's antibacterial effects < [2017: Volume 6, February issue 2]
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Efficacy of Cinnamomum Zeylanicum and Cinnamomum Tamala in the Management of... < [Vol. 2 No. 02 (2017)]
The Pharmaceutical evaluation of Draksharishta < [Vol. 3 No. 06 (2018)]
Clinical efficacy of Vrahat Dadimashtak Choorna in Sangrahani w.s.r. to IBS < [Vol. 9 No. 10 (2024)]
International Ayurvedic Medical Journal
Phytochemical screening of market samples of tvak (cinnamomum zeylanicum breyn.) < [2019, Issue 9, September]
Conceptual study of mustadi kwath in sthoulya (obesity) < [2020, Issue 11, November]
Spice up your constitution: the ayurvedic guide to kitchen herbs < [2024, Issue 08. August]
International Journal of Pharmacology
Anti Oxidative Stress Potential of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) in... < [Volume 3, Number 6 (2007)]
Effects of the Mixture of Melissa officinalis L., Cinnamomum zeylanicum and... < [Volume 8, Number 3 (2012)]
Effective Influence of Essential Oils and Microelements against Sclerotinia... < [Volume 10, Number 5 (2014)]
The In vitro anti-acne activity of two unani drugs < [Volume 33 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2013]
Historical use of perfumes in ancient Indian literature. < [Volume 28 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2008]
Anti-acne activity of Darchini and Tukhm Khashkhash < [Volume 34 (issue 2), Oct-Dec 2014]
Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine
A clinical study of Shunthyadi Churna in the management of Tamaka Shwasa... < [Volume 4, Issue 2: April–June (2018)]
A Critical Review on Herbal Extracts as Hepatoprotective Agents < [Volume 9, Issue 1: January–March (2023)]
Comparative clinical study on the therapeutic effect of Saraswatharista and... < [Volume 5, Issue 4: October–December (2019)]