The efficacy and function of cinnamon bark

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Cinnamon bark is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let's learn about it together below.

[Other names] Cinnamon bark, false cinnamon, small sticky medicine, mountain cinnamon

[Source] Medicinal material source: the bark of Cinnamomum vulgare and Cinnamomum vulgare of the Lauraceae family.

[Original form] 1. Osmanthus fragrans, an evergreen tree, up to 25m tall. The bark is gray-brown or green and has a fragrance. The branches are initially covered with fine hairs, which then gradually fall off and become hairless. Leaves are nearly opposite; petiole is thick, 1-1.5cm long, glabrous; leaf blade is elliptic-oblong, 12-30cm long, 4-9cm wide, apex is obtuse, slightly concave or acuminate, some part is nearly rounded and cuneate, margin is entire, green and shiny above, slightly whitish below, glabrous on both sides, three-veined or three-veined off-base, three main veins run from leaf base to leaf tip, reticulate veins are not obvious above, slightly obvious below, hard leathery. : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : The fruit is oval, about 1.3cm long, 8mm wide, and glabrous; the receptacle is inverted conical, with a diameter of about 7mm at the tip and serrated. The flowering period is March-April, and the fruiting period is May-July.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: 1. Growing on hillsides and valley forests.

【Properties】 Identification of properties: It is in the form of plate-like flakes. Surface is brown or grayish brown. The lenticels are dot-shaped or longitudinally oblong, and the old bark often has gray-green lichen spots; the inner surface is brown or dark brown. It has a fragrant aroma and tastes sweet and slightly spicy.

[Chemical composition] The bark of Cinnamomum obtusifolia contains volatile oil, the main oil contains aldehyde (cinnamaldehydr), and also contains 3-O-methyl-(-)epicatechin [3-Omethyl-(-)epicatechin], 5,3-di-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin [5,3,di-O-methyl-(-)-epicatechin], 5,7,3-tri-O-methyl-(-)epicatechin, dextro-catechin-5-O-β-D-(2,-O-feruloyl-6-O-p-coumaroyl)-glucopyranoside [catechin-5-O-Βd-(2-O-feruloyl--6-Op-coumaroyl)-glucopyranoside], procyanidins (procyanidins) B1, B2, B5 and A2 and other compounds.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; sweet; warm

【Channel】 Stomach; spleen; liver meridian

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind and cold; warm the meridians and regulate blood circulation; relieve pain. It is used to treat pain caused by wind and cold, lumbago, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, swelling and pain caused by falls, cold pain in the stomach, abdominal pain, diarrhea caused by deficiency and cold, and can be used externally to treat bleeding caused by trauma and snake bites.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction, 5-10g; grind into powder, 1-1.5g. For external use: take appropriate amount, grind into powder and sprinkle or apply on the affected area.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced what cinnamon bark is. We know that cinnamon bark is a common Chinese herbal medicine with good health and wellness effects. It has many benefits to the human body and can relieve many symptoms. How about it, do you understand?