The genus Cinnamomum includes a number of plant species largely used as food, food
additives and spices for a long time. Different traditional healing systems have used these …

Spices and herbs have been in use for centuries both for culinary and medicinal purposes.
Spices not only enhance the flavor, aroma, and color of foodand beverages, but they can …

The bark of Cinnamomum cassia (C. cassia) has been used for the management of coronary
heart disease (CHD) and diabetes mellitus. C. cassia may target the vasculature, as it …

Cinnamon has been used as a spice and as traditional herbal medicine for centuries. The
available in vitro and animal in vivo evidence suggests that cinnamon has anti-inflammatory …

Most chronic diseases—such as cancer, cardiovascular disease (CVD), Alzheimer disease,
Parkinson disease, arthritis, diabetes and obesity—are becoming leading causes of …

Background: Electronic cigarettes (ECs) have been marketed as an alternative-to-smoking
habit. Besides chemical studies of the content of EC liquids or vapour, little research has …

The nuclear factor E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) plays an important role in cellular protection
against cancer, renal, pulmonary, cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases where …

The search for alternative drugs capable of disrupting the inflammatory process has become
an important issue in scientific research, especially with reference to the use of natural …

Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kanehira is a Taiwan native plant that belongs to genus
Cinnamomum and is also known as pseudocinnamomum or indigenous cinnamon. Its leaf is …

Despite the fact cancer is primarily a preventable disease, recent statistics indicate cancer
will become the number one killer worldwide in 2010. Since certain cancers are more …