Doctors have used a compound from cinnamon bark to ward off bacterial infections like MRSA, and in another experiment rosmarinic acid added to hamburger meat reduced the level of carcinogens after cooking.

医生们用肉桂树皮中的一种化合物来抵御细菌感染，比如耐甲氧西林金黄色葡萄球菌，在另一项实验中，在汉堡肉中加入迷迭香酸降低了烹调后致癌物的含量。