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Cinnamonum, Cinnamon, Cassia Lignea, Rou Gui 肉桂

Cinnamon:
–Gui Pi
  桂皮 (TCM)
–Dar Chini (Unani)
–Shing tsha  ཤིང་ཚ  (Tibetan)
Cassia Lignea:
–Rou Gui 肉皮 (TCM)
–Taj Qalmi (Unani)
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Above: Cinnamon leaf and bark (left); Cassia bark (right)
Parkinson, Theatrum Botanicum, 1640
Left: Cinnamon, Medical Botany, Stephenson and Churchill, 1836

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Cinnamon
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

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Cassia
Koehler's Medizinal Pflanzen, 1887

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Chinese Cinnamon bark (Adam, 2016)

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Botanical name:
There are several main Cinnamonum species:
  1. Ceylon or "True" Cinnamon–Cinnamonum zeylanicum (syn. C. verum)
  2. Cassia Lingea, Chinese Cinnamon, Chinese Cassia, Rou Gui–C. cassia
  3. Indonesian Cinnamon–Cinnamomum burmannii
  4. Vietnamese or Saigon Cinnamon–Cinnamomum loureiroi (regarded as best)

Parts used:
Bark
See also Cinnamon leaf (Indian leaf) and Cinnamon twig

Temperature & Taste:
Hot, dry. Pungent

Classifications:
2A APERIENT.    2B ATTENUATER.    2F. PURIFYING.    2H. CARMINATIVE.    2P. HEMOSTATIC
3C. ALEXIPHARMIC.    3D. CORDIALS & CARDIACS.    3G. EMMENAGOGUE.    3L. ANTI-TUSSIVE
4a. CEPHALIC.    4c. CARDIAC.    4e. STOMACHIC.    4f. SPLENETIC.    4g. HEPATIC.    4h. NEPHRITIC.    4i. UTERINE.    4j. NERVINE
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Uses:
1. Warms the Stomach, Clears Cold:

-helps Digestion, increases Appetite

2. Warms the Kidneys, Benefits Yang:
-Edema

3. Warms the Uterus, Promotes Menstruation and Birth:
-promotes Menstruation when obstructed by Cold

4. Warms the Uterus, Stops Bleeding:
-Uterine Bleeding, excessive Menstruation
from Cold

5. Warms the Heart, Cheers the Spirit, benefits Circulation:
-Cold chest pain, poor circulation

6. Clears Wind, Resists Poison:
-Influenza

7. Warms the Lungs, stops Wheezing:
-Asthma, Bronchitis

8. Rasayana:
-Regarded as Tonic to the 7 Body Tissues

9. Externally:
-oil is applied to Warts
-Headache, Rheumatic or Muscle pains are treated by applying a paste of the powder mixed with warm water


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Dose:
Decoction: 1 ½–5 grams
Powder: 250mg–2 grams

Correctives:
 ... available in PRO version

Substitutes:
 ... available in PRO version
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Main Combinations:
Cinnamon & Licorice
Cinnamon, Clove & Nutmeg

1. To warm the Stomach and Digestion:
i. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
iii. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
2. To strengthen the Stomach and Spleen:
i. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
3. To increase Appetite, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
4. To preserve from Poison and Infection, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
5. To strengthen the Heart:
i. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
6. To Warm the Kidneys:
i. and as an Aphrodisiac, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
ii. for Back pain, Leukorrhea, Kidney weakness, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
7. Edema, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
8. Infertility, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
9. Arthritis, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
10. Promote Menstruation, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
11. Leukorrhea, Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
12. To prepare for Birth, take Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
13. To promote Labor:
i. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
ii. Cinnamon with  ... available in PRO version
14. Postpartum Pain, Cinnamon ... available in PRO version

Major Formulas
Infusion Purging Bile
Powder of Cinnamon Compound (Diacinnamonum) (Mesue)
Powder to Strengthen the Stomach and Digestion
Powder to Strengthen the Stomach (Nicholas)
Decoction Against Retention of Menstruation
Decoction for Sterility (Quercetan)
Powder Against Postpartum Pain
Powder for Loss of Appetite Greater (Nicholas)
Powder for Edema (Nicholas)
Antidote for Edema (Nicholas)
Powder for Leukorrhea
Powder to Promote Menstruation (Riverius)
Birth Powder
Powder to Facilitate Birth (Renodeus)
Powder to Cleanse the Afterbirth

Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Shao Fu Zhu Yu Tang
You Gui Yin
You Gui Wan
Sitopaladi Powder (Ayurveda)
Nutmeg Powder (Jatiphaladi Churna) (Ayurveda)
Pomegranate 5 (Se bru 5) (Tibetan Medicine)
Tabasheer 9
Raisin 7 (Tibetan Medicine)


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Cautions:
1. Not used during pregnancy in Heat conditions
2. Not used in people with excess Heat.
3. Not used in Heat-type Bleeding

Main Preparations used:
Confection, Distilled Water, Tincture of Cinnamon, Distilled Oil, Salt from the Ashes, Syrup of Cinnamon, Magistery of Cinnamon

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