The efficacy and effects of cinnamon and its taboos

Cinnamon is the dried bark of a very common plant in southern my country. It has a strong aroma, so it can be used as a seasoning in food. In addition, it has very high medicinal value and is an important medicinal material. Traditional Chinese medicine says that cinnamon can warm the kidney yang, replenish essence and blood, and it is effective for some people's dizziness caused by yin excess and yang deficiency, and it can also treat constipation. Cinnamon has so many functions, what are its effects and eating taboos?

The efficacy and function of cinnamon bark - nourishing yin and tonifying yang

Cinnamon is hot in nature and can warm and nourish the fire of the Mingmen, thus playing a role in warming and nourishing the kidney yang. Cinnamon can be used to treat symptoms such as soreness of the waist and knees, chills and cold limbs, impotence and spermatorrhea, and difficulty or frequent urination caused by insufficient kidney yang and decline of the fire in the gate of life. Cinnamon is spicy and has a laxative effect. It has certain health benefits for some gynecological diseases such as dysmenorrhea, uterine coldness, infertility, and amenorrhea. It has the function of warming the meridians and dredgeing the blood vessels. It can treat coldness in the Chong and Ren meridians, amenorrhea caused by cold and blood stasis, dysmenorrhea, postpartum abdominal pain, and infertility caused by uterine coldness.

The efficacy and function of cinnamon - prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease

Experiments have shown that cinnamon can increase coronary blood flow, protect the myocardium, and has a good preventive and therapeutic effect on cardiovascular diseases. Cinnamon has anti-ulcer effects and can be used for the health care and treatment of patients with peptic ulcers.

Cinnamon can be used to flavor a variety of foods such as soups, stews, poultry, and more. In Western cooking, cinnamon can also flavor cookies, apple pies, donuts, buns, puddings, pancakes, preserves, yogurt and candy. In Central Europe, Italy, Spain, and Canada, cinnamon is also used to flavor soups, meats, tomato sauces, vegetables, stews, couscous, pasta, and marinades. In France, cinnamon is also added to mulled wine.

Patients should pay attention to the following while taking cinnamon:

1. It is not suitable to eat it often, as frequent consumption can easily lead to symptoms such as excessive liver fire, irritability, and mouth sores.

2. Do not eat too much, and the dosage each time should not be too much. "Shennong's Herbal Classic" once recorded that medicines such as cinnamon are "slightly poisonous" in common parlance. Taking too much can easily cause dizziness, swollen and dry eyes, cough, dry mouth, and rapid heartbeat.

The above are some of the effects and precautions of cinnamon. What I also need to tell you is that cinnamon itself has a relatively warm nature, so people who suffer from mouth sores or blood deficiency and internal dryness should try not to eat it. Also, pregnant friends should not eat cinnamon. In addition, it is best not to eat cinnamon with onions, because these two foods will counteract each other and reduce the original effects of each other.