CINNAMON
Parts used: bark.
Authorized health claims:
- Digestive function.
- Elimination of intestinal gas.
- Regularity of bowel transit.
- Antioxidant.
- Carbohydrate metabolism.
PROPERTIES
- Stimulates the following functions: circulatory, cardiac (boosts body's vital functions) and respiratory;
- Increases vitality;
- Eupeptic;
- Antiseptic, antirot (kills Eberth's Typhoid Bacillus);
- Antibacterial;
- Digestive (improves digestion);
- Carminative;
- Deworming;
- Antispasmodic;
- Astringent (slightly);
- Antifungal;
- Hemostatic (stop-bleeding);
- Anti-inflammatory;
- Aphrodisiac (slightly);
- Emmenagogue;
- Thermogenic (causes a slight elevation of the temperature of the salivary, lacrimal and nasal secretions);
- Analgesic;
- Decongestant (combats congestion);
- Antirheumatic;
- Facilitates the peripheral circulation;
- Febrifuge;
- Hypotensive.
INDICATIONS:
- Flu asthenia;
- Digestive spasms;
- Abdominal spasms;
- Spasmodic colitis;
- Asthenia;
- Fever numbness;
- Flu;
- Cold (cold affections);
- Syncope;
- Gastroenteritis;
- Intestinal infections (cholera);
- Gastric atony;
- Slow digestion;
- Intestinal parasites;
- Diarrhea;
- Nausea;
- Vomiting;
- Scanty menstruation;
- Metrorrhagia;
- Leucorrhoea (white discharge);
- Hemoptysis;
- Impotence;
- Melancholy (especially in cold weather), people feeling the cold;
- Elderly and older people;
- Cold;
- Flu;
- Hypertension;
- Arthritis;
- Rheumatism;
- Candidiasis.
To facilitate the sheet reading, the main properties are highlighted in
bold. The indications on the traditional use of plants in the herbal sector, have
been derived from the following literature sources, which should be consulted
for in-depth information on plants and other interesting uses and suggestions:
- Monografie ESCOP, Le Basi Scientifiche dei Prodotti Fitoterapici, Planta Medica Edizioni, Pistrino di Citerna (PG) 2006.
- PDR (Physicians’ Desk Reference) for Herbal Medicines, Fourth Edition, Ed. Thomson 2007.
- Perugini Billi F., Manuale di Fitoterapia, Edizioni Junior, Azzano San Paolo (BG), 2004.
- Tierra M., Grande manuale di Erboristeria, Vol. I e II, Mediterranee, 1995.
- Valnet J., Fitoterapia, Cura delle malattie con le piante, Aldo Martello – Giunti Editore,1976.
