Side Effects of Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a spice we often use when cooking. The oil in cinnamon can release a unique aroma, allowing the ingredients to be better absorbed during the cooking process. Cinnamon actually has certain side effects, which is that it can cause internal heat. It is not suitable for people with menopausal syndrome or pregnant women, so you should learn more about it.

The side effects of cinnamon are as follows: people with severe internal heat, excessive internal fire, or yin deficiency and excessive fire should not eat it; people with red tongue and no coating should also avoid eating it; people with Sjögren's syndrome and menopausal syndrome should avoid eating it; people with hemorrhagic diseases should avoid eating it; pregnant women should avoid eating it; and people in spring and summer should avoid eating it.

1. Do not use cinnamon that is damp and moldy, and avoid eating it in summer.

2. Cinnamon contains safrole, which can cause cancer, so the less you consume, the better, and it should not be consumed for a long time.

3. Choose cinnamon: High-quality cinnamon has a gray-brown appearance and ochre-red inside. It is better if it tastes sweet first and then spicy when chewed.

4. It is not suitable for people with constipation, hemorrhoids, pregnant women, especially those with dry stools or hemorrhoids.

5. People with severe internal heat, excessive internal fire or yin deficiency and excessive fire should avoid eating it. People with red tongue without coating should also avoid eating it.

6. People with Sjögren's syndrome and menopausal syndrome should avoid eating it.

7. People with bleeding diseases should avoid eating it; pregnant women should avoid eating it.

The role of cinnamon

Five-spice powder is one of the important condiments commonly used in households and is often used for seasoning food during cooking. There are many recipes for five-spice powder, the most common of which is 20 grams of aniseed, 20 grams of peppercorns, 10 grams of fennel, 10 grams of cinnamon and 8 grams of cloves. What is the function of cinnamon, an important ingredient of five-spice powder? Let’s take a look at the functions of cinnamon.

Cinnamon contains volatile oils which give it a rich aroma. It can remove the fishy and greasy smell from meat dishes, making them fragrant and delicious, thus increasing people's appetite. Adding cinnamon to your daily diet may help prevent or delay type 2 diabetes caused by aging. Cinnamon can reactivate the ability of fat cells to respond to insulin and greatly speed up the metabolism of glucose. Adding 1/4 to 1 spoon of cinnamon powder to drinks or liquid food every day may play a preventive role in type 2 diabetes. Cinnamon contains phenylacrylic acid compounds, which have a therapeutic effect on prostate hyperplasia, increase blood flow to prostate tissue, and promote improvement of local tissue blood circulation. At the same time, cinnamon also has medicinal effects. Chinese medicine believes that cinnamon is hot in nature and has the functions of warming the stomach, dispelling cold, activating blood circulation, relaxing muscles, unblocking meridians, relieving pain and stopping diarrhea.

The main function of cinnamon is to warm the spleen and stomach, dispel wind and cold, and promote blood circulation. It is used to treat cold abdomen and chest fullness, vomiting and choking, rheumatism and pain, falls and blood stasis, bloody diarrhea and intestinal wind.