[2][3] Cinnamaldehyde, an essential oil extracted from C. osmophloeum, has numerous commercial uses.

Also, it is a xanthine oxidase inhibitor, hence a potential drug for treatment of hyperuricemia and related medical conditions including gout.

[4] Cinnamomum osmophloeum can treat It is also the main ingredient of Wu Jia Pi liquor (五加皮酒), and it can also be used to make cinnamon tea.

The Tsou Aboriginal group of Taiwan call their native Cinnamomum osmophloeum nigi.

Cinnamomum osmophloeum is recognized as a good substitute for cinnamon, and the main components of its essential oil are cinnamaldehyde and coumarin.