The aromatic smelling cinnamon oil obtained from the deeper cork layers of the Ceylonese cinnamon tree.
Quality is defined in the European Pharmacopoeia (Ph. Eur.).
HMPC monograph: Traditional-use: mild cramp-like gastrointestinal complaints, flatulence and bloating, mild diarrhea.
see also under Cinnamomi ceylanici cortex
Traditional medicine: Drops for dysmenorrhea, as a hemostyptic.