1. IUFRO Division 5 Conference 5.07.00 Energy and Chemicals from Forest Biomass/Chemicals from Wood Yu-Tang Tung

2. Anti-inflammation activities of essential oil and its conponents from indigenous cinnamon (Cinnamomum osmophloeum) twigs Yu-Tang Tung, Meng-Thong Chua, Sheng-Yang Wang, and Shang-Tzen Chang School of Forestry and Resource Conservation, National Taiwan University No. 1 Section 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 106, Taiwan Tel +886-2-3366-4614; Fax +886-2-3365-4520 E-mail: peter@ntu.edu.tw (S. T. Chang).peter@ntu.edu.tw

3. Yu-Tang Tung Purpose Isolation and identification of essential oil Hydrodistillation in a Clevenger-type apparatus for 6 h Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis Assays Nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) production in lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated RAW 264.7 macrophages assay. Cell viability.

4. Yu-Tang Tung Results

5. Conclusion Essential oil of C. osmophloeum twigs and cinnamaldehyde have excellent anti-inflammation activities and thus have great potential to be used as a source for natural health products. Yu-Tang Tung Thanks for your attention