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Cassia cinnamon

2licensed products
1 monograph
Capsule

Health Canada Monographs

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CASSIA - CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUM

Approved Health Claims

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  • Helps to support/maintain healthy blood glucose levels
  • Source of antioxidants/Provides antioxidants
  • Source of antioxidants/Provides antioxidants that help fight/protect (cell) against/reduce (the oxidative effect of/the oxidative damage caused by/cell damage caused by) free radicals
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine for digestive disturbances/dyspeptic complaints/indigestion (such as mild spasms of the gastrointestinal tract, bloating and flatulence)
  • (Traditionally) used in Herbal Medicine for loss of appetite
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to dispel cold, relieve pain, open channels and collaterals
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to dispel cold, warm the spleen and relieve pain
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to encourage production of qi and blood
  • Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) to tonify kidney yang and augment ming men (life gate) fire
  • The above uses can be combined on the product label if from the same traditional or non-traditional system of medicine (e.g., Used in Traditional Chinese Medicine to encourage production of qi and blood, tonify kidney yang and augment ming men fire)
  • For multi-ingredient products: To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Cassia is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine for loss of appetite). When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
  • To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Cassia is traditionally used in Herbal Medicine for loss of appetite)
  • When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required

Approved Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older1–6 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older2–5 gramsper day
Adults 18 years and older1–2 gramsper day

Cautions & Contraindications

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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionProducts providing 1 g or more of branch bark, stem bark and/or trunk bark, per day
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are breastfeeding (Blumenthal et al. 2000; WHO 1999).
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you have diabetes (Gardner and McGuffin 2013; Brinker 2010).
contraindicationDo not use if you are pregnant (PPRC 2020; Brinker 2010; BHC 2006; Chen and Chen 2004; Blumenthal 2000, 1998).
contraindicationDo not use if you have excess heat, blood heat or deficiency, or yin-deficient fire (PPRC 2020; Bensky et al. 2004; Chen and Chen 2004).
adverse_reactionStop use if hypersensitivity/allergy occurs (Gardner and McGuffin 2013; Blumenthal 2000; WHO 1999).

Alternative Names

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Cassia(common)Cassia cinnamon(common)Chinese cinnamon(common)Chinese cinnamon tree(common)Rou Gui(common)Cinnamomum aromaticum

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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100 mg2 licensed products
500 mg1 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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Cinnamomum aromaticumShared monographCassiaShared monographChinese cinnamonShared monographChinese cinnamon treeShared monographCinnamomum aromaticum - Stem barkShared monographRou GuiShared monographCASSIA - CINNAMOMUM AROMATICUMCovers this ingredientCinnamomum aromaticum - Stem bark innerShared monograph

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