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Cinnamon bark c/s - 4oz

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CINNAMON Latin Name : Cinnamomum Zeylanicum

The new discovery for western complementary medicine for diabetic care, this herb has been used both as medicine and a spice for thousands of years in the East. The inner bark of a handsome tropical tree. It is dried in shade and while drying it shrinks, curls and breaks into pieces. These pieces are used in spices and medicines.

Properties
The bark is bitter, sweet, aromatic, astringent, deodorant, stimulant, expectorant, diuretic, carminative (cures flatulence), protects from infectious diseases and helps drive off fever.

Uses
The leaves are slightly hot and bitter in taste and have a mouth-watering fragrance when cooked or fried. The bark has a pleasing fragrance and warm, sweet, aromatic taste in its natural or cooked state.

Cinnamon is used to cure bronchitis, asthma, diarrhoea, nausea and vomiting, flatulence, fever, headaches, bad breath and toothaches. Cinnamon oil is useful in anorexia, inflammations, vomiting, and pain in the stomach and toothache.

Ayurvedic uses for Cinnamon

The leaves are used in the form of powder or decoction which is then added to medicines. They stimulate the peristaltic wave and help in relieving distention of the abdomen or flatulence. They also increase urination, which in a way helps in expelling metabolic waste products or toxins out of the body.

One ayurvedic school has recommended the use of cinnamon in brain tonics for improvisation of memory. Cinnamon is also considered useful for anxiety, depression and mental tension.

Cinnamon is considered a good remedy for irritating cough, common cold, allergic rhinitis, and acute and chronic sinusitis. It helps in relieving a choking sensation and cleans respiratory passages. Cinnamon, along with a few other herbal powders is boiled in water and used for gargling in case of sore throat. An herbal tea is prepared out of these medicines and served hot as a diaphoretic mixture in case of influenza and other unknown origin fevers. It induces sweating and helps in relieving the fever.

Health tip: An ayurvedic carminative mixture for pediatric or adult use essentially contains cinnamon. It also has proved its merit as a mouth freshener. This is the reason why it is included in most of herbal toothpastes.

SKU:	7272
Weight:	0.04 lb
Cinnamon Powder 4oz:	Cinnamon (Cassia) Bark and Powder Profile Also known as Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum burmannii, Cassia, Cassia Cinnamon, Chinese Cinnamon, False Cinnamon, and Cassia Lignea Introduction The word cinnamon, the genus name, probably came from either the Arabic or the Hebrew language, but the species name cassia is from the Greek kassia, meaning to strip off the bark. Its use in Chinese medicine goes back to at least 2700 B.C.E. where it is referred to in several herbal formularies. According to traditional Chinese medicine, it acts to help the body's "fire" and to help "warm" the kidneys and spleen. It is, however, primarily known for the familiar flavor it imparts to any dish that it comes in contact with. Constituents Cassia bark can contains up to 4% oils, as well as tannins, catechins, proanthocyanidins, resins, mucilage, gum, sugars, calcium oxalate, cinnzelanin, cinnzelanol, and coumarin. Parts Used Dried bark in sticks, chips or ground Typical Preparations Cinn
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