What are the properties of Cinnamon that benefit our health?
Recent studies have found that eating at least one half teaspoon of Cinnamon a day may reduce blood sugar and cholesterol. Cinnamon is used to treat nausea and flatulence. Also, Cinnamon is used alone or in combination to treat diarrhea. Chinese herbalists say that elderly people usually develop a cough accompanied by whitish phlegm, and suggest they chew or swallow a small pinch of Cinnamon. This remedy can also help people with cold hands and feet, especially at night. In Germany, Cinnamon has been approved to treat loss of appetite and indigestion. The main chemical constituents of this plant include cinnamic acid, gum, tannin, mannitol, coumarin, and essential oils (aldehydes, eugenol, and pinene). Cinnamon is used predominantly as carminative. It is used in dyspepsia, dyspepsia with nausea, intestinal and digestive colic associated with weakness and cold conditions. Cinnamon relieves nausea and vomiting, and due to its mild astringency, it is particularly useful in childhood diarr
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