TY - CHAP
T1 - Beneficial uses of cinnamon in health and diseases
T2 - An interdisciplinary approach
AU - Silva, Maria Leonor Tavares da
AU - Bernardo, Maria Alexandra Sardinha
AU - Singh, Jaipaul
AU - Mesquita, Maria Fernanda de
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
PY - 2018/1/1
Y1 - 2018/1/1
N2 - Cinnamon has been in use from ancient times with multiple culinary usages to improve the taste of food. It is a spice commonly used worldwide and it is shown to be effective in improving health due to its functional properties. These functional properties could act beneficially for the treatment of different disease including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and neurological disorders. The medicinal beneficial uses of cinnamon and its isolated compounds, including polyphenols, are attributed to their antioxidant activities and properties. This chapter describes the beneficial use of cinnamon in health and diseases.
AB - Cinnamon has been in use from ancient times with multiple culinary usages to improve the taste of food. It is a spice commonly used worldwide and it is shown to be effective in improving health due to its functional properties. These functional properties could act beneficially for the treatment of different disease including diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and neurological disorders. The medicinal beneficial uses of cinnamon and its isolated compounds, including polyphenols, are attributed to their antioxidant activities and properties. This chapter describes the beneficial use of cinnamon in health and diseases.
KW - Antiinflammatory
KW - Antimicrobial
KW - Antioxidant
KW - Cholesterol lowering
KW - Cinnamon
KW - Functional properties
KW - Hypoglycemic
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85081326815&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/B978-0-12-813148-0.00033-5
DO - 10.1016/B978-0-12-813148-0.00033-5
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85081326815
SN - 9780128131497
SP - 565
EP - 576
BT - The Role of Functional Food Security in Global Health
PB - Elsevier
ER -