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Lauraceae - syn. Laurus quixos Lam., Nectandra cinnamomoides (Kunth) Nees, Ocotea raimondii (Lam.) Kosterm.; canela (span.), ispinku (quetchua)
Evergreen tree, native to Ecuador and Colombia. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/17805788?tab=distribution
„The bark is used to produce 'Ecuadorian' (or 'American') cinnamon which bears some resemblance to common cinnamon (which also comes from a tree in this family). The tree is known in Quechua languages as ispinku, which specifically refers to the flowers, and more recently as Flor de Canela… modern Ecuadorians still use this spice during general cooking and the production of food for rituals.“ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocotea_quixos
„The essential oil of Ishpingo (Ocotea quixos, Lauraceae) fruit calices was analysed by GC (gas chromatography) and GC–MS (gas chromatography–mass spectrometry). Fourty-four compounds were identified. The main components detected were trans-cinnamaldehyde (27.9%), methylcinnamate (21.6%), 1,8-cineole (8.0%), benzaldehyde (3.6%), and β-selinene (2.1%).“ [Chemical composition and biological activities of Ishpingo essential oil, a traditional Ecuadorian spice from Ocotea quixos (Lam.) Kosterm. (Lauraceae) flower calices. Renato Bruni, Alessandro Medici, Elisa Andreotti, Carlo Fantin, Mariavittoria Muzzoli, Marco Dehesa, Carlo Romagnoli, Gianni Sacchetti, Food Chemistry, Vol. 85 (3) 2004, 415–421]
„…we investigated the anti-inflammatory properties of Ocotea quixos essential oil and of its main components, trans-cinnamaldehyde and methyl cinnamate, in in vitro and in vivo models. Ocotea essential oil and trans-cinnamaldehyde but not methyl cinnamate significantly reduced LPS-induced NO release from J774 macrophages at non-toxic concentrations, inhibited LPS-induced COX-2 expression and increased forskolin-induced cAMP production. The essential oil (30–100 mg/kg os) and trans-cinnamaldehyde (10 mg/kg os) in carrageenan-induced rat paw edema showed anti-inflammatory effect without damaging gastric mucosa. In conclusion we provide the first evidence of a significant anti-inflammatory gastro-sparing activity of O.quixos essential oil.“ [Ocotea quixos Lam. essential oil: In vitro and in vivo investigation on its anti-inflammatory properties. Vigilio Ballabeni, Massimiliano Tognolini, Carmine Giorgio, Simona Bertoni, Renato Bruni, Elisabetta Barocelli, Fitoterapia, Vol. 81 (4) 2010, 289–295]