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[[File:Canella winterana Guadeloupe2.JPG|thumb|right|''Canellaceae'']]
The '''Canellaceae''' are the family of [[Flowering plant]] in the order Canellales. Canellaceae is native to the Afrotropic and Neotropic ecozones.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}<ref name="Uses"/>
== Description Chemical Composition==Monoterpenes are common, as are drimane-type sesquiterpenes, including cinnafragrins, cinnamodial, and capsicodendrin.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Uses Habit== *The white cinnamon, Canella winterana, a native of Florida and the Antilles, is used as a condiment, with tonic properties.*Commercial production of "white cinnamon" from C. winterana has ceased, but small-scale, local production continues. The Canellaceae have long had local use as aromatic plants and as herbal medicines.*The bark of the red cinnamon or false Winter's bark, Cinnamodendron corticosum, is used as a substitute for Winter's bark in Chile and Argentina, where it is called canelo, a name that is also applied to cinnamon.{{Habit|Tree}}
== External Links Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|The leaves have a peppery taste, are alternate,spiral, or distichous in arrangement, simple, entire,coriaceous.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|||Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
Easily grown in most soils, preferring a calcareous soil. Thrives in a dry lightly shaded position, though it prefers full sun.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Odermennig.jpg
File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canellaceae Wikipedea]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.doc-developpement-durable.org/file/Plantes-Medicinales-Aromatiques/FICHES_PLANTES/Cannelle/Canellaceae_Wikipedia-En.pdf Ecology]</ref>
<ref name="Uses">[http://www.homeremediess.com/agrimonia-eupatoria-medicinal-uses-and-images/ Traditional medicine]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://practicalplants.org/wiki/Agrimonia_eupatoria Practical palnts]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[https://www.britannica.com/plant/Canellaceae Canellaceae on britannica.com]
*[http://www.theplantlist.org/1.1/browse/A/Canellaceae/ Canellaceae on the plantlist.org]
[[Category:Herbs]]