Cinnamomum osmophloeum

Pseudocinnamomum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Cinnamomum
Species: C. osmophloeum
Binomial name
Cinnamomum osmophloeum
Kaneh.

Cinnamomum osmophloeum, commonly known as pseudocinnamomum or indigenous cinnamon, is a medium-sized evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum. It is native to broad-leaved forests of central and northern Taiwan.[2][3]

Cinnamaldehyde, an essential oil extracted from C. osmophloeum, has numerous commercial uses. Also, it is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, hence a potential drug for treatment of hyperuricemia and related medical conditions including gout.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Pan, F.J. (1998). "Cinnamomum osmophloeum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Liao, Jih-Ching (1996). "Lauraceae". In Huang, Tseng-chieng. Flora of Taiwan 2 (2nd ed.). Taipei, Taiwan: Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan, Second Edition. p. 433-499. ISBN 957-9019-52-5. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Xi-wen Li, Jie Li & Henk van der Werff. "Cinnamomum osmophloeum". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Wang SY, Yang CW, Liao JW, Zhen WW, Chu FH, Chang ST (August 2008). "Essential oil from leaves of Cinnamomum osmophloeum acts as a xanthine oxidase inhibitor and reduces the serum uric acid levels in oxonate-induced mice". Phytomedicine 15 (11): 940–5. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2008.06.002. PMID 18693097.

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