Cinnamon
Description
Cinnamon - the bark of the cinnamon tree is used as a culinary Spice also has many medicinal benefits. The cinnamon tree is native to China, India, and Southeast Asia. Cinnamon has approximately 80 nutrients including some essential oils. There of these are cinnamaldehyde - acts against platelet clotting, cinnamyl acetate, and cinnamyl alcohol, providing many of the health benefits of cinnamon against bacteria or fungi, as an anti-microbial, and helping to maintain blood sugar levels.
Botanical Names
Cinnamomum zeylanicum (also known as Cinnamonum verum)
Cinnamomum ramulus
Cinnamon isfrom the Laurel (Lauraceae) family.
Part Used
Dried inner bark of the shoots
Health Benefits of Cinnamon
Cardiovascular System
Cinnamon may lower Blood Pressure in High Blood Pressure patients. [1]
Digestive System
Cinnamon may alleviate Flatulence.
Cinnamon (½ teaspoon added to a glass of Water and used as a mouthwash) may alleviate Halitosis.
Cinnamon may alleviate Heartburn.
Cinnamon may alleviate Nausea.
Cinnamon may alleviate Vomiting.
Immune System
Cinnamon may exert anthelmintic (parasite killing) activity against Ascaris (a type of Roundworms). [2]
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