Cinnamon Bark
Botanical Name: Cinnamomum cassia
Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae
Pinyin: Rou Gui
Functions and Uses: Warms and clears the energy channels, builds Kidney Yang and essence, cold hands and feet, lack of sexual energy, warms the abdomen, benefits digestion, helps generate Qi and blood, warms and clears the flesh.
Summary: High quality cinnamon bark is a powerful, very warm, yang tonic. It warms and clears the channels of the body and helps generate Qi and blood, especially when combined with other Qi and blood tonics. It warms the kidneys and replenishes kidney yang essence. Good quality cinnamon bark is one of the best herbs used for this purpose. It helps build strong internal, physical, and sexual energy. It is used in formulas for people who have yang deficiency and lack sex drive. It warms the body at the core and helps generate healthy looking skin. Cinnamon bark can also relieve pain caused by coldness and lack of circulation. It warms the abdominal region and benefits digestion. Research has shown that the bark and its essential oil have anti-viral, ant-bacterial, and anti-fungal activity. It is useful in cases of cold and flu, and candida overgrowth. It cases of fever it can be used short term for relief due to its ability to lower surface body heat. It temporarily warms you then cools you down by releasing trapped heat. Cinnamon contains potent antioxidants that help to support cardiovascular function and recent studies have shown it may help support healthy serum lipid(fat) levels.
Pharmaceutical Name: Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae
Pinyin: Rou Gui
Functions and Uses: Warms and clears the energy channels, builds Kidney Yang and essence, cold hands and feet, lack of sexual energy, warms the abdomen, benefits digestion, helps generate Qi and blood, warms and clears the flesh.
Summary: High quality cinnamon bark is a powerful, very warm, yang tonic. It warms and clears the channels of the body and helps generate Qi and blood, especially when combined with other Qi and blood tonics. It warms the kidneys and replenishes kidney yang essence. Good quality cinnamon bark is one of the best herbs used for this purpose. It helps build strong internal, physical, and sexual energy. It is used in formulas for people who have yang deficiency and lack sex drive. It warms the body at the core and helps generate healthy looking skin. Cinnamon bark can also relieve pain caused by coldness and lack of circulation. It warms the abdominal region and benefits digestion. Research has shown that the bark and its essential oil have anti-viral, ant-bacterial, and anti-fungal activity. It is useful in cases of cold and flu, and candida overgrowth. It cases of fever it can be used short term for relief due to its ability to lower surface body heat. It temporarily warms you then cools you down by releasing trapped heat. Cinnamon contains potent antioxidants that help to support cardiovascular function and recent studies have shown it may help support healthy serum lipid(fat) levels.