Cinnamomum cassia, Chinese cassia - magic-plants ethnobotany

Cinnamomum cassia, Chinese cassia

Botanical names: Cinnamomum cassia, Camphorina cassia, Cinnamomum aromaticum, Cinnamomum longifolium, Cinnamomum medium, Cinnamomum nitidum, Laurus cassia, Laurus malabathrum, Persea cassia		Lauraceae
Common names English: Chinese cassia, Chinese cinnamon, bastard cinnamon Spanish: cassia, canela de la China, canelero chino French: cannelier de Chine, casse, cannelle de cochinchine, cannellier casse, cannelle bâtarde, laurier casse German: Zimtkassie, Chinesischer Zimtbaum
Active constituents: cinnamic aldehyde

Cinnamomum cassia, Chinese cassia

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants