HEALTH BENEFITS OF CINNAMON
Cinnamon is the usual home stew, stir-fry essential spices, in the West people are labeled with cinnamon powder into the coffee, tea seasoning. Cinnamon also contains a special aromatic smell of the plant, you can make more special spices.
"Sing kind of natural flavor is good, papaya micro-Gui micro-Xin, when the more new songs continued spectrum, rain a second ice bud." In the tea song of Jiang Heng in the Qing Dynasty, it had a very high evaluation on the unique quality characteristics of cinnamon, and pointed out that its fragrant Xinrui has a strong sense of excitement.
When stewed with cinnamon can play a moderate temperature can play a stomach, warm waist and knee, abdominal cold governance, the role of inflation. At the same time in the cooking time when the cinnamon bark powder into the dish cooking, can help control blood sugar and cholesterol.
Cinnamon effect
Of hot, spicy, sweet. Return to the kidney, spleen, heart, liver
Make up the fire to help yang, the fire return to the source, cold-dispelling pain, promoting blood circulation. For impotence, Gong cold, confidant Leng Tong, Deficiency and vomiting and diarrhea, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, temperature Tongmai. Impotence nocturnal emission; dysuria or frequency; shortness of breath to promote; swelling of urine oliguria all card; Vital Huoshuai; fire does not return to the source; Dai Yang; grid positive yang; yang deficiency; ; And cold on the heat; surface barefoot cold; dizziness, tinnitus; mouth Mi Mi; spleen and kidney Deficiency; abdominal leng; edema by loose stools; kidney lumbago; cold bitter; cold hernia pain; After closure; postpartum stasis abdominal pain; Yin anthrax injection; or Deficiency abscess carbuncle abscess; or collapse after convergence.
Warming impotence
For lack of kidney-yang chills, cold extremities, Yaoxian Leng Tong, kidney can not be satisfied for the gas can be virtual asthma, inverse gas;
Warm in dispelling cold
For the spleen and stomach Deficiency of epigastric Leng Tong, and abdominal pain, diarrhea, often with dried ginger, aconite with the same;
Warm through the pain
Can warm the blood, cold and pain, coldness caused by qi stagnation of dysmenorrhea, limb pain.
This product Xingan hot, pure Yang dry strong, good warm under the second focus and cold pain, color red blood can inspire blood growth, so the spleen and kidney yang, Han Ning Zhu Zhu, Deficiency of blood Etiology of the drug.
The role of cinnamon
On the central nervous system
Cinnamic aldehyde to 250-500 mg / kg intragastric administration, can reduce the spontaneous activity of mice against amphetamine overactivity; cinnamaldehyde alopecone and methamphetamine can also be against the movement of excitement, so that body temperature decreased, but against the benefit Blood pressure caused by the decline in body temperature; with the mouse tail or abdominal injection of acetic acid writhing method shows that cinnamaldehyde has analgesic effect; that the central role of cinnamic aldehyde and central monoamine neurons of the activity.
On the cardiovascular system
Cinnamon water extract and volatile oil on the ice water stress in rats under the condition of endogenous catecholamine secretion increased platelet aggregation and myocardial injury have a certain confrontation and protection; cinnamon decoction can anesthetize the coronary artery, cerebral blood flow Cinnamon decoction, cinnamaldehyde and coumarin inhibited ADP-induced platelet aggregation in rats.
Anti-ulcer effect
Cinnamon water extract of intraperitoneal injection to prevent stress ulcer rats, intragastric or intraperitoneal injection can also inhibit serotonin-induced rat gastric ulcer, anti-ulcer effect not only because of inhibition of gastric secretion, and promote gastric mucosal blood flow .
Anti - allergy
Cinnamon water extract has anti-allergic effect, the complement-dependent reactions such as type Ⅱ reverse skin allergic reaction (RCA), Fossman skin vasculitis (FCV) and type Ⅲ Arthus reaction were significantly inhibited . Other, cinnamon ether and ethanol extract on Gram-positive bacteria and fungi have antibacterial effect.
Pharmacological effects of cinnamon
Sedation
Cinnamaldehyde, which is present in cinnamon, has a marked sedative effect in mice, characterized by reduced spontaneous activity, excessive activity against methamphetamine, movement disorders resulting from the stick test, and prolonged cyclobarbital sodium Of the anesthesia time. The use of mouse tail stimulation or intraperitoneal injection of acetic acid observation of writhing exercise method proved that it has analgesic effect.
Cooling effect
The normal temperature of mice and typhoid, paratyphoid mixed vaccine caused by artificial fever have cooling effect. On the temperature caused by fever in rabbits, cinnamic aldehyde and cinnamic acid sodium have antipyretic effect. Delayed strychnine-induced seizures and death of tonic time, can reduce the incidence of tetanic convulsions caused by nicotine and the incidence of death. On Xu-tetrazole caused by invalid.
Antihypertensive effect
Aconite, cinnamon compound on adrenal cortex hypertensive rats (burn side of the adrenal gland formed by the model) have antihypertensive effect; on renal hypertensive rats (8-shaped ligation of the kidney formed by the model), no effect. This effect may be a aconite, cinnamon to promote the function of the adrenal gland decreased activity, so that the trend caused by normal.
Prevention of schistosomiasis
Mice daily oral infusion (not specified species) 0.2ml / 10g body weight (10.8g / 180ml), serving a total of 15 days, taking the first 3 days of infection with schistosomiasis, and no preventive effect, such as realgar, betel nut and ferulic With the use of a certain effect.
On the blood
Cinnamon in vitro and in vivo tests, have significantly inhibited ADP-induced platelet aggregation in rats, in vitro experiments show that the decoction of cinnamon and methanol dissolved part of a strong anticoagulant effect. The monomer extracted from cinnamon - cinnamic acid and coumarin, the anticoagulant effect is not obvious. In vivo test cinnamon water decoction nor anticoagulant effect, does not affect rabbit fibrinolytic activity.
Through the role
A large number of cinnamon oil can cause uterine congestion, indicating pass through the role, this is the ancient Materia Medica said the role of abortion provides an experimental basis.
Bactericidal effect
Cinnamon oil has a strong bactericidal effect on Gram-positive bacteria is better than the negative, because of irritation, rarely used as antibiotics, but topical treatment of stomach pain, gastrointestinal colic and colic.
Stomach and wind-driven agent
Oral administration can be used for stomach and wind agent. There are also significant fungicidal effect, had applied 1.5% cinnamon oil and 0.5% thymol mixture of tinea capitis treatment. Cinnamaldehyde and sodium cinnamate can cause frog foot web membrane vasodilation and increased white blood cells in rabbits.
Expectorant antitussive effect
Cinnamon oil absorption by the lungs, the mucus diluted, showing expectorant and antitussive effect.
Diuretic effect
From the kidney Erzhi local irritation, showing a certain diuretic effect.
Anti-radiation effect
Sodium cinnamate to mice and dogs a whole body irradiation of cobalt 60, C-ray lethal dose of the experiment, proved anti-radiation effect.
Treatment of impotence
The cinnamon oil 3 drops in the aroma furnace, ignite the aroma furnace, so slowly distributed aroma molecules filled with air, creating a romantic warm, full of exotic atmosphere. For severe impotence, cinnamon essential oils available 3 drops +5 ml of sweet almond oil, massage the body.
Relieve menstrual pain
In addition cinnamon also has a role in relieving menstrual pain: 3 drops of cinnamon essential oil + 2 drops of marjoram essential oil +8 ml of sweet almond oil, mix thoroughly and gently massage in the lower abdomen for 15 minutes, then hot towel hot compress small abdomen, pain slowly ease.
The heat of cinnamon
Nutritional content (per 100 grams)
Heat 199.00 kcal
Carbohydrate 71.50 g
Fat 2.70 grams
Protein 11.70 grams
Cellulose 39.60 g
Evaluation: Cinnamon is a common spice, there is a certain amount of heat, but will not affect weight loss.
Features: Low cholesterol, low sodium, low saturated fatty acids, rich in vitamin E, rich in potassium, rich in protein, rich in dietary fiber.
Cinnamon Edible Method
Tian Han, the most suitable cinnamon to burn mutton soup, you can play in the warm stomach, warm waist and knee, the role of governance abdominal cold. Although the use of cinnamon for a lot of people.
Cinnamon porridge
Clean the cinnamon, broken; take the pot by adding cold water, cinnamon, after boiling for about 20 minutes, filter juice; pot to wash, into the pot into the water, Cold water, rice, first stir to boil; then switch to a small fire to boil, to porridge will become; add cinnamon juice, continued to cook porridge, then add brown sugar flavor after eating.
Lamb cinnamon soup
6 grams of cinnamon in about 1 kg stew, Dunshu later, whether meat or soup, can play a warm in the stomach, warm waist and knee, governance abdominal cold, the role of inflation.
Cinnamon powder
Cinnamon 3 grams, research to fine, 2 times a day, warm water delivery, treatment of stomach bloating, stomach cold pain; the cinnamon bark powder into the dish cooking, can help control blood sugar and cholesterol.
Cinnamon brown sugar tea
Cinnamon 3 to 6 grams, 12 grams of brown sugar, decoction to slag, 2 times warm clothes. Can cure women postpartum abdominal pain: before menstruation with 3 grams of cinnamon, 9 grams of hawthorn meat, 30 grams of brown sugar, the amount of water to cook 35 minutes, 2 doses. Menstrual cramps can cure when the abdominal pain.
Cinnamon apple pie
Apple 2-3, miss India fly cake 3-5 tablets, cinnamon 1-2 teaspoon, diamond butter, butter 30G, 1 egg
practice
(1) Apple to clean the peeled kernels, miss flyers thawed spare, eggs, stir well evenly set aside.
(2) butter heated to dissolve, add apple granules, the amount of sweet butter and 1-2 teaspoons of cinnamon fried uniform reserve.
(3) fill a little spread after the cool package to join the fly wrapped skin, brush the surface of the egg slurry.
(4) the oven preheated 180 degrees for 10 minutes oven 180 mid-baked 25-30 minutes can be.
Cinnamon ginger sugar drink
Cinnamon stick 1, ginger 1, brown sugar a little
Practice: the use of hot water a red, simmered in a beaker or mug 10-20 minutes to stew
Notes on cinnamon
(A) the purchase of cinnamon
The selection of cinnamon, with meticulous, thick skin weight, aroma, sweet and micro-Xin, chewing the residue is better.
September stripping said autumn Gui, good quality. April-May stripping said Chun Gui, poor quality. Cinnamon, "Gui edge Gui" was slightly on both sides of the Zheng shallow groove, both ends of the slope; "Gui Gui" mostly reel-shaped, long 30-50cm, wide or tube diameter 3-10cm, 2-8mm thick . The outer surface of the gray-brown, slightly rough, the majority of micro-protrusion of the lenticels and a few transverse cracks, and gray lichen plaques; the surface of the surface reddish brown, smooth, thin vertical lines, nail carved oil marks. Quality solid and brittle, fracture surface granular, outer brown, inner reddish brown and oily, near the outer layer has a light yellow tangential line pattern (stone cell ring). Strong aroma, sweet, spicy.
(B) the taboo of cinnamon
Cinnamon no matter how effective, can not abuse. "Pharmacopoeia" stipulates that the amount of cinnamic acid for each 1.5-4.5 grams, into powder amount of 1-1.5 grams each time. If the one-time use of excessive, can cause acute poisoning, even if each taking the normal dose, Jiufu also easily lead to accumulation of poisoning. If you take the cinnamon after such as dizziness, dizziness, eye swelling, eye astringent, dry mouth, body pain, heart boredom, irritability, flushing, dry tongue tongue lips and other symptoms should be immediately discontinued.
In addition, because the cinnamon is a hot product, Yin Huo-wang, fever, yin and hot and cold real hot, as well as pregnant women, women, menstrual period Dengjun not take some asthma patients with advanced pulmonary tuberculosis or heart failure compensatory insufficiency and Highly weakened with caution.
(C) the difference between cinnamon and cinnamon
Cinnamon and cinnamon in the aroma, taste and cross-section are different, the aroma of cinnamon, sweet Simao, the section near the outer layer has a milky white stripes, and the aroma of cinnamon is different, slightly fragrant aroma, Even slightly astringent and spicy taste, the section is intermittent milky white stripes or not.
In addition, the color of cinnamon and cinnamon cross section is also different, cinnamon section was reddish brown, cinnamon was brown or brown.
Cinnamon and cinnamon oil content is not the same, about 5.1% cinnamon, cinnamon in 1% -2%, we pay attention to distinguish.
(D) the difference between cinnamon and cassia twig
Many people often confuse cinnamon with cassia twig, but in traditional Chinese medicine this is the two drugs.
Although the cinnamon and cassia are indeed a "her family", all belong to the product of cinnamon, but because of their different medicinal parts, the indications and clinical application of sexual flavor are not the same. Cinnamon, cinnamon bark to remove the outer layer of cork skin after the trunk, the image of Chinese medicine to its "cinnamon." The cassia twig is a tender shoot of cinnamon with a woody heart.
Cinnamon temperature in the yang, for the decline of kidney yang, the next element of virtual cold, weak waist, urinary incontinence embolism. Such as the Kui Shen Qi Wan, Yougui pill. Its cold-dispelling pain, for the Deficiency of stomach pain, abdominal pain, hernia embolism, can be used at the end of a single flavor, can also be used in conjunction with other temperature in the cold medicine.
Gui Zhi sweating Jieji for cold cold, body heat, headache, aversion to cold fear of the wind embolism. The role of temperature and pain, can be used for wind cold dampness Bi, shoulder arm aches, cold stomach pain, blood stasis, irregular menstruation, abdominal pain. It can also help Yang gas, for Spleen is not transported, sputum stop, back cold threatened expansion, urination.
