Cinnamomum: review article of essential oil compounds, ethnobotany, antifungal and antibacterial effects

Aromatic as well as medicinal plant species have played important roles in the lives of tribal people living in the Himalaya by providing products for both food and medicine.This review presents a summary of ethonobotanical, antibacterial, antifungal and volatile compounds of essential oils of some Cinnamomum species from the Nepal, Assam, Karnataka, and Indian Himalaya.This review illustrates the various prospective of cinnamon and its use in daily life.