Monograph: Cassia cinnamon - Cinnamomum aromaticum

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This monograph is intended to serve as a guide to industry for the preparation of Product Licence Applications (PLAs) and labels for natural health product market authorization. It is not intended to be a comprehensive review of the medicinal ingredient. Notes: (i) Text in parentheses is additional optional information which can be included on the PLA and product label at the applicant's discretion. (ii) The solidus (/) indicates that the terms and/or the statements are synonymous. Either term or statement may be selected by the applicant. (iii) A claim for a traditional use must include either the term "Herbal Medicine" or "Traditional Chinese Medicine".
Date: 2018-12-18

NHPID name

Cinnamomum aromaticum ( Germplasm Resources Information Network Taxonomy )

Proper name(s)

Cinnamomum aromaticum ( USDA 2009 , McGuffin et al. 2000 )

Common name(s)

Source material

Route Of administration

Oral

Dosage form(s)

The acceptable pharmaceutical dosage forms include, but are not limited to capsules, chewables (e.g. gummies, tablets), liquids, powders, strips or tablets. This monograph is not intended to include foods or food-like dosage forms such as bars, chewing gums or beverages.

Use(s) or purpose(s)

Statement(s) to the effect of:

General Trunk bark

Dose(s)

Adults:

Dose(s):

1 Day per day

Directions for use:
  • Take 30 minutes before meals.
  • Take with food/meal.

Duration of use

For products providing  4 - 6 Grams per day : Consult a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician for use beyond 6 weeks.  (Safdar et al. 2004, Khan et al. 2003)

Risk information

Statement(s) to the effect of:

Caution(s) and Warning(s): Contraindication(s): Known Adverse Reaction(s): Stop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs.  (Blumenthal et al. 2000, WHO 1999, Blumenthal 1998, McGuffin et al. 1997)

Non-medicinal ingredients

Must be chosen from the current Natural health products ingredients database and must meet the limitations outlined in the database.

Specifications

References cited

References reviewed