TY - JOUR AU - Ranasinghe, Priyanga AU - Pigera, Shehani AU - Premakumara, GA Sirimal AU - Galappaththy, Priyadarshani AU - Constantine, Godwin R. AU - Katulanda, Prasad PY - 2013 DA - 2013/10/22 TI - Medicinal properties of ‘true’ cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum): a systematic review JO - BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine SP - 275 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - In traditional medicine Cinnamon is considered a remedy for respiratory, digestive and gynaecological ailments. In-vitro and in-vivo studies from different parts of the world have demonstrated numerous beneficial medicinal effects of Cinnamomum zeylanicum (CZ). This paper aims to systematically review the scientific literature and provide a comprehensive summary on the potential medicinal benefits of CZ. SN - 1472-6882 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6882-13-275 DO - 10.1186/1472-6882-13-275 ID - Ranasinghe2013 ER -