Research progress of trans-cinnamaldehyde pharmacological effects.
- Author:
Li-qing ZHANG
;
Zhan-gang ZHANG
;
Yan FU
;
Ying XU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Acrolein;
analogs & derivatives;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
Animals;
Cinnamomum aromaticum;
chemistry;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
pharmacology;
Humans
- From:
China Journal of Chinese Materia Medica
2015;40(23):4568-4572
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Trans-cinnamaldehyde, the main component of volatile oil from cassia twig or Cinnamomum cassia, which is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. Trans-cinnamaldehyde is a kind olefine aldehyde of organic compounds and has many pharmacological properties, such as anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor, anti-bacterial, antidiabetic, anti-obesity, and neuroprotection etc. The compound has preventive and therapeutic effects on the nervous system, cardiovascular, cancer, diabetes and other diseases. Trans-cinnamaldehyde, as a preventive care of nature medicine, has great clinical and market potential. This paper gives a review about the pharmacological effects and mechanism of trans-cinnamaldehyde researched in the latest five years. We hope to provide some basic information for further research on trans-cinnamaldehyde.
