Cinnamon Extract is commonly used as a natural source of food flavouring and can be added to foodstuffs in small quantities. It is stated to possess antispasmodic, carminative,orexigenic, antidiarrhoeal, antimicrobial, refrigerant and anthelmintic properties. It has been used for anorexia, intestinal colic,infantile diarrhoea, common cold, influenza, and specifically forflatulent colic, and dyspepsia with nausea. The reputed antimicrobial, antiseptic, anthelmintic, carminative and antispasmodic properties of cinnamon are probably attributable to the volatile oil(cinnamon oil). The astringent properties of tannins may account for the claimed antidiarrhoeal action.
