title: [Research progress of trans-cinnamaldehyde pharmacological effects].
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.
authors.forename: Li-qing
authors.initials: LQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Zhan-gang
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000171:Acrolein / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D032904:Cinnamomum aromaticum / Q000737:chemistry*; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; D000171:Acrolein; C012843:cinnamaldehyde