Cinnamon Health Benefits

Cinnamon has a pleasant fragrance and a warm, sweet taste. It is an effective home remedy for diabetes, acne, cold, indigestion, heavy periods and pyorrhea.

Cinnamon Origin

Cinnamon is an evergreen tree which is small and bushy and commonly found in South Asia and the Middle East region. The dried leaves and the inner bark are used as a spice or condiment. The inner bark is cured and dried. True cinnamon plants originate from Sri Lanka and Ceylon, while cassia or Chinese cinnamon is grown in Burma. True cinnamon has a more subtle, delicate fragrance while the latter is more pungent.

Cinnamon Medicinal Properties

Cinnamon bark is acrid, aromatic, astringent, aphrodasiac, febrifuge, diuretic and carminative. Cinnamon oil contains a compound called eugenol which acts as an analgesic and antiseptic.

Cinnamon Home Remedies

It is used to treat the following conditions:

• Cinnamon Lightens Acne Spots

  Based on your skin type, mix a pinch of cinnamon powder with milk or honey(for dry skin) or lime (for oily skin) and apply on your pimples and blackheads. The astringent and anti-bacterial property of cinnamon will kill the bacteria and dry the pimple. Read other Acne Home Remedies.

• Natural Cold Remedy

  Add a pinch of pepper and honey to Cinnamon decocotion. This mixture is useful in cases of influenza, sore throat and malaria. Alternatively, treat the cold with a mixture of cinnamon oil and honey. Read other Cold Home Remedies.

• Cinnamon Normalizes Blood Sugar

  Cinnamon is beneficial to Type 2 diabetes as it can reduce blood sugar levels and increase the body's natural production of insulin. It can also improve cholesterol metabolism, remove artery-damaging free radicals from the blood and improve the functioning of the blood vessels. Try to consume half a teaspoon of cinnamon before breakfast, for about 40 days. You can also add cinnamon in your diet by sprinkling it in your cereal, tea or entree. Read other Diabetes Home Remedies.

• Herbal Remedy For Indigestion

  Cinnamon decoction when mixed with honey and cardamom, can relieve nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, indigestiona and flatulence.

• Cinnamon Mitigates Heavy Periods

  Cinnamon bark decoction is an effective remedy for heavy bleeding.

• Freshen Breath with Cinnamon

  Gargling the mouth with cinnamon decoction or chewing on a bark can eliminate foul odour.

Indian Language Glossary:

English	Latin	Sanskrit	Hindi	Marathi	Tamil	Telugu	Malayalam	Kannada
Cinnamon	Cinnamomum Zeylanicum	Tvak, Darusita	Dalchini	Dalchini	Elavangam	Dalchinichekka	Elavangam	Dalchini