Cinnamon

Categories: Food | Food & Drink
    • Botanical Name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum
    • Versatile: Can be used as an insect repellent
    • Caution: May contain blood thinning compounds
    • Diabetes: Cinnamon has been found useful for keeping blood sugar level.
  • Cinnamon is a spice used in both sweet and savory dishes because of its pungent odor and flavor.
  • Harvest

    Wild cinnamon trees can grow to enormous heights, but harvesting trees are generally pruned at two years, to harvest a special type of young cinnamon bark called tillering.

    A mature tree, one three years of growth or older, is then harvested twice annually. Sprouts and stems are pruned from the tree and the bark is stripped, rolled and dried.

  • Benefits

    ~~Cinnamon is used to freshen breath.

    ~~Cinnamon bark can provide relief for minor toothache pain.

    ~~Cinnamon has shown promise in helping diabetics keep blood sugar level.

    ~~Cinnamon helps with circulation and blood flow, though it can, in over-abundance, cause blood clotting issues.

    ~~Cinnamon is considered to be an aphrodisiac.

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