...... the active component of cinnamon, which has the main fungicidal action is the phenylpropene compound, Eugenol, plus the co-activity of a number of other essential oils in much smaller concentrations. Cinnamon is a member of the Lauraceae family, many members of which have the same compound plus numerous other essential aromatic components.
Cinnamomum: cinnamon, cassia and camphor laurel
Laurus: bay laurel
Persea: avocado
Also the Myrtle family contains the same bio compounds of which Clove is a member of.
There are already a number of products on the market that utilize Eugenol as a insecticide, miticide, and acaricide, and it shows some bio activity towards certain pathogenic fungi
some more info here:
https://www.naturepest.com/clo...
