Cinnamomum osmophloeum

Pseudocinnamomum
Conservation status
Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
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 an evergreen tree in the genus Cinnamomum. It is native to Taiwan.

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.^[1]

References

1. ^ 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. doi:10.1016/j.phymed.2008.06.002. PMID 18693097. 

External links

• Cinnamomum osmophloeum

See also

• Cassia
• Cinnamon
• Japanese cinnamon
• Malabathrum
• Saigon cinnamon