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Ethnopharmacological Uses and Public Knowledge Regarding Cinnamomum zeylanicum in Khobar, Saudi Arabia
Hanine Almubayedh1, Rizwan Ahmad2, Atta A Naqvi3
1College of Clinical Pharmacy, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Background:
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) is a herb that is used traditionally as a flavoring agent as well as for its health benefits in different parts of the world. Its use may vary among cultures.
Aim:
To observe the knowledge and uses regarding cinnamon in the Saudi population.
Materials And Methods:
A 2-month cross-sectional study was conducted in Khobar, Saudi Arabia, using a novel questionnaire in Arabic language.
Results:
A total of 585 responses were collected. Most respondents were female (91.5%), adults (74.4%), married (65.6%), and had bachelor's degree (58.1%). A total of 84.3% knew about cinnamon and used cinnamon as bark (38.6%) and as a flavoring agent (74.7%). Most common reason for use was to ease menstruation and menstrual pain (49.9%), as antidiabetic (35.9%), and for weight loss (5.6%). The source of information for cinnamon use and its knowledge was family and relatives who were using cinnamon (75.9%), that is, folkloric use.
Conclusion:
Folkloric use of cinnamon was found to influence the knowledge and usage of cinnamon in the Saudi population.
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