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Cinnamon: more than just a spice?
12 décembre 2025
By Ana Espino | Published on December 12, 2025 | 3 min readCinnamon essential oil, extracted mainly from Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Cinnamomum cassia, has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties. This substance is rich in bioactive compounds, notably cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, and linalool, which give it antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic properties. However, de
Cinnamon essential oil, extracted mainly from Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Cinnamomum cassia, has been used for centuries for its medicinal properties. This substance is rich in bioactive compounds, notably cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, and linalool, which give it antimicrobial, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and metabolic properties.
However, despite growing interest in phytotherapy, the clinical use of cinnamon oil remains limited due to the lack of robust clinical studies, variations in its composition depending on botanical origin, and concerns regarding its potential toxicity at high doses.
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