Cinnamon
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| Cinnamon is the inner bark of a tropical
evergreen tree. There are many different species.
Among the two main varieties are Cinnamomum
cassia and Cinnamomum zeylanicum
(also known as Ceylon or true cinnamon ).
It is used primarily for its aromatic bark,
which is used as a spice, often under the
culinary name of "cinnamon". Cinnamomum
cassia has a similiar taste to cinnamon but
has less flavour and is harder and coarser.
In China, cassia species (cinnamon bark and
cinnamon twig) are often used in traditional
Chinese medicine. |
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| Cinnamon Powder |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Rou Gui Fen)
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| Cinnamon that ground into powder form. Most
of the commercial ground cinnamon is actually
cassia or a combination of ceylon and cassia.
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| Cinnamon Bark |
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| Latin Name: Cinnamomum Cassia |
(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Rou Gui)
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| The dried bark stripped from the large
stems of species cassia. The thick bark that
is considered the best quality; this material
is distinguished from the young twigs of the
same tree, known as Gui Zhi (Cinnamon twig).
The nature of cinnamon bark is warmer than
cinnamon twig. |
| Also pronounce "Rou Gui" in Mandarine
and known as Chinese cinnamon. |
| Nature: Hot |
| Channel of Meridians:
Heart, kidney, Lung and Spleen |
| Benefits: Strengthens
the Yang, activates Qi and blood, reduces
pain and etc. Commonly used to treat impotent,
cold sensation in the lower body, promotes
urination, severe sweating and etc. |
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| Cinnamon Twig |
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(Pronounce in Mandarin Pinyin: Gui Zhi)
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| Latin Name: Cinnamomum Cassia |
| Cinnamon Twig is the young cinnamon
branches of species cassia. |
| Nature: Warm |
| Channel of Meridians:
Heart, Lung and Gall Bladder |
| Benefits: Activates
blood and Qi circulation, disperses cold.
Commonly used to treat cold with sweating,
painful joint heart palpitation, menstrual
problem and so on. |
