Re: [Aroid-l] Cinnamon Reference

From: Steve Marak <samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2007.01.29 at 07:34:06(15183) And in one of those odd coincidences, my wife was reading through some information for a co-worker a couple of days ago and came across some references to cinnamon being used as a wound dressing for people as well as plants. Apparently it's been used this way for a long time - a very quick online search turned up a number of hits, some references from herbal medicine, some research on the antimicrobial/antifungal properties of compounds found in cinnamon. Steve +More On Mon, 29 Jan 2007 bonaventure@optonline.net wrote: > Also the powder has hygroscopic (water-absorbing) hence drying qualities. > > Bonaventure > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: ted.held@us.henkel.com > Date: Friday, January 26, 2007 3:58 pm > Subject: [Aroid-l] Cinnamon Reference > To: Discussion of aroids > > > Here is a quotation I found in a reference book called "Disinfection, > > Sterilization, and Preservation" by Seymour S. Block: > > > > Both cinnamylphenol and cinnamic aldehyde are components of cinnamon that > > have antimicrobial properties. Cinnamylphenol may be used to preserve fruit > > juices. > > > > So, we're not just speaking of rumor and hearsay. > > > > Ted -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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