Posted by IsoM on September 25, 2002, at 16:11:02
In reply to Cinnimon must be psychoactive, posted by linkadge on September 25, 2002, at 14:31:16
It's the little understood science behind sensible aromatherapy that different volatile compounds can affect moods. Just as different medications do not always have the same effect on all individuals, the natural compounds found in many aromatic plants affect people differently.
Cinnamon has literally hundreds of active compounds that can affect our body depending on how much we inhale. For example, one compound, myristicin, can inhibit cyclooxygenase (Cox-2 enzyme), much like Cox-2 inhibitors, a new class of NSAIDs. There's another compound in cinnamon that can mildly inhibit the MAO enzymatic pathways causing a bit of a high if enough is inhaled.
So, no, you didn't imagine the effect. You may be more sensitive to it, or snorted a larger amount than you realized. But considering the number of compounds in cinnamon, trying to use it to improve depression isn't the best use of it.
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