Thieves Science Part 3 -- Cinnamon

Trans-cinnamaldehyde from Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark essential oil reduces the clindamycin resistance of Clostridium difficile in vitro.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17995898

The cinnamon metabolite sodium benzoate may have a therapeutic role in multiple sclerosis.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21425926

Neuroprotection by spice-derived nutraceuticals: you are what you eat!   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21360003

Gum arabic tree, Cinnamon, and Clove exhibit antimicrobial activity against multi drug resistant strains of E. Coli, Klebsiella and Candida albicans.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19214149

Clove, Jamaican allspice and cinnamon have the most potent inhibitory effect on protein glycation of 24 herbs and spices tested.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18598169

Cinnamon & Oregano compounds  inactivate antibiotic-resistant Campylobacter jejuni strains.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18592739

Cinnamon bark essential oil is effective against head lice.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16188263

Cinnamon bark extract suppresses osteoclastogenesis and inhibits bone resorption.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18823786

Cinnamon extract suppresses tumor progression by modulating angiogenesis and the effector function of CD8+ T cells.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19203831

Cinnamon: potential role in the prevention of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20513336

Cinnamon extract protects against acute alcohol-induced liver steatosis in mice.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19126670

Cinnamon extracts' inhibitory effect on Helicobacter pylori   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10617061

Cinnamon osmophloeum contains a compound, cinnamaldehyde, with powerful antibacterial activity against MRSA, and various other multi-drug resistant pathogens   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11483389

Cinnamon polyphenols may prevent brain damage following ischemic injury by inhibiting mitochondrial dysfunction.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19166834

Cinnamon verum bark has the highest antimicrobial activity, particularly against antibiotic resistant strains, of 13 essential oils tested.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19552780

Cinnamon extract and/or cinnamon improves fasting blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes or prediabetes.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21480806

The intake of 2g of cinnamon for 12 weeks significantly reduces the HbA1c, systolic and diastolic blood pressures among poorly controlled type 2 diabetes patients.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20854384

Cinnamaldehyde and berberine have greater anti-diabetic efficacy than metformin.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19080170

Cinnamaldehyde protects from the hypertension associated with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21840367

Cinnamon contains cinnamaldehyde which confers dose-dependent, significant protection against alloxan-induced renal damage and hyperglycemica.  http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19876811

Cinnamon extract induces melanoma tumor cell death in an in vivo model.   http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20653974