title: Review: Diverse pharmacological properties of Cinnamomum cassia: A review.
abstract: Cinnamomum cassia is widely utilized as a spice in different cookeries worldwide, especially in Asian cuisines. This herb is also being used in different forms of traditional medicine (Unani, Ayurvedic, Japanese and Chinese) for managing conditions like dyspepsia, peptic ulcer disease and ischemic brain injury. Recent studies have shown the scientific evidence for the medicinal use of this particular herb in several diseases like H. pylori infection, diabetes, brain ischemia and cancers. This article reviews the literature on potential benefits of the herb published within the last 10 years. The authors used Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) terms "Cinnamomum" with "cassia" or "arromaticum" to filter the PubMed database. To date, no systemic review focusing on medicinal use of C. cassia was found in the literature. Various research articles elucidating diverse pharmacological properties of C. cassia were identified. The standardised extract of C. cassia or the active compounds extracted from the herb might prove to be a novel candidate for early prevention and complimentary management of conditions like diabetes mellitus or H. pylori-associated disorders.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan / Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University of Health Sciences, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Syed Faisal
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Zaidi
authors.affiliation: Medical student, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aziz
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology and Hematology, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Jibran Sualeh
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Muhammad
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastrointestinal Pathophysiology, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama, Sugitani, Toyama, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000494:pharmacology; D027424:Cinnamomum / Q000737:chemistry; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants; D007004:Hypoglycemic Agents; D010936:Plant Extracts