Research progress of trans-cinnamaldehyde pharmacological effects / 中国中药杂志
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
;
(24): 4568-4572, 2015.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-250451
ABSTRACT
Trans-cinnamaldehyde, the main component of volatile oil from cassia twig or Cinnamomum cassia, which is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Trans-cinnamaldehyde is a kind olefine aldehyde of organic compounds and has many pharmacological properties, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, and neuroprotection etc. The compound has preventive and therapeutic effects on the nervous system, cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes and other diseases. Trans-cinnamaldehyde, as a preventive care of nature medicine, has great clinical and market potential. This paper gives a review about the pharmacological effects and mechanism of trans-cinnamaldehyde researched in the latest five years. We hope to provide some basic information for further research on trans-cinnamaldehyde.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pharmacology
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Acrolein
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Drugs, Chinese Herbal
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Chemistry
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Cinnamomum aromaticum
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
Year:
2015
Type:
Article
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