What are the medicinal values ​​of cinnamon twig

I believe that friends who often see Chinese medicine practitioners and take Chinese medicine should have a certain understanding of cinnamon twigs. This is a relatively common Chinese medicinal material. It is also a common medicine for treating colds in clinical practice. It can also help us treat myocardial infarction, heart failure and other diseases. Headaches and fever in life can also be treated through it. It should be very widespread. So what is the medicinal value of cinnamon twigs?

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It is pungent and warm in nature, and has the effect of dispelling cold and relieving exterior symptoms.

It is often used in combination with ephedra to treat wind-cold colds without sweating, as ephedra helps to induce sweating and relieve the symptoms. Combined with white peony root, it can be used to treat wind-cold colds with sweating, and has the effect of harmonizing the Ying and Wei systems, relieving muscles and stopping sweating. Cinnamon twig can also warm the meridians, dispel wind and cold, and promote blood circulation and dredge collaterals. It can be combined with angelica, red and white peony roots, Chuanxiong, safflower, peach kernel, etc. to treat delayed menstruation or amenorrhea, as well as abdominal pain during menstruation and abdominal lumps; with turmeric and saposhnikovia divaricata to treat shoulder and arm pain caused by wind-cold blocking the collaterals and poor blood circulation; with red peony root, safflower, and smilax glabra to treat joint cramps and limb pain; with angelica, duhuo, saposhnikovia divaricata, clematis, angelica, and aconite, it can treat joint pain and limb pain caused by wind, cold, and dampness, and is often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.

Cinnamon twig also has the effect of assisting heart yang and warming water. It is often used with Poria cocos, Polyporus umbellatus, Atractylodes macrocephala, Alisma orientalis, Perilla seed, Morus bark, and roasted liquorice to treat palpitations, restlessness, edema, etc. caused by water retention; it is used with Trichosanthes kirilowii, Allium macrostemon, Safflower, and Aconiti Lateralis Preparata to treat chest pain caused by insufficient heart yang. In recent years, based on these experiences, it is often used to treat heart failure, angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and other diseases. However, we must pay attention to syndrome differentiation and treatment, and it should not be used in cases with heat syndrome. Cinnamon twig has the characteristic of running horizontally through the limbs, and can lead other medicines to run horizontally to the shoulders, arms, and fingers, so it is also a guiding medicine for upper limb diseases.

The dosage is generally one to three coins. In special circumstances, five cents to one ounce can also be used.

The above is an introduction to the medicinal value of cinnamon twig. Although cinnamon twig has no side effects on our body, we cannot take too much at one time. Before using it, it is best to understand its effects and functions, as well as its medicinal value, so that you can judge whether you can take this type of medicine according to your own situation.