| Chapter title |
Drug Discovery from Mother Nature
|
|---|---|
| Chapter number | 1 |
| Book title |
Drug Discovery from Mother Nature
|
| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, October 2016
|
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-41342-6_1 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-3-31-941341-9, 978-3-31-941342-6
|
| Authors |
Hariri, Mitra, Ghiasvand, Reza, Mitra Hariri, Reza Ghiasvand |
| Editors |
Subash Chandra Gupta, Sahdeo Prasad, Bharat B. Aggarwal |
| Abstract |
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum and Cinnamon cassia), the eternal tree of tropical medicine, belongs to the Lauraceae family and is one of the most important spices used daily by people all over the world. It contains a lot of manganese, iron, dietary fiber, and calcium. Cinnamon contains derivatives, such as cinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid, cinnamate, and numerous other components such as polyphenols and antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, anticancer effects. Several reports have dealt with the numerous properties of cinnamon in the forms of bark, essential oils, bark powder, and phenolic compounds, and each of these properties can play a key role in human health. Recently, many trials have explored the beneficial effects of cinnamon in Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, arthritis, and arteriosclerosis, but still we need further investigations to provide additional clinical evidence for this spice against cancer and inflammatory, cardioprotective, and neurological disorders. |
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| United Kingdom | 1 | 6% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 6% |
| Austria | 1 | 6% |
| Ecuador | 1 | 6% |
| Unknown | 7 | 44% |
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| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 25% |
| Scientists | 3 | 19% |
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| Unknown | 178 | 100% |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 9 | 5% |
| Student > Master | 8 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 27 | 15% |
| Unknown | 92 | 52% |
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| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 12 | 7% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 12 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 6% |
| Unspecified | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 23 | 13% |
| Unknown | 97 | 54% |