Not only is cinnamon tasty but it is also good for us too!
1) Cinnamon has anti-fungal and anti-bacterial properties. May help in fighting yeast infections, head lice, and stomach ulcers.
2) When added to food it inhibits bacterial growth which makes it a natural food preservative.
3) Anti-inflammatory properties.
4) Cinnamon may actually help control type 2 diabetes and blood sugar levels.
5) Smelling Cinnamon can help boost cognitive function and memory
6) It is a great source of magnesium, fiber, and iron and calcium.
Cinnamon Essential Oil:
Aromatic Description: Much richer in aroma than ground cinnamon. (Ground cinnamon and cinnamon sticks is usually not cinnamon at all but is cassia.
Cinnamon Essential Oil is peppery, earthy, spicy, bright yet slightly woodsy. Oil distilled from the bark of the cinnamon tree is preferred over the oil distilled from the leaves. Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil, however, tends to be much more costly.
Cinnamon Oil Uses: Constipation, exhaustion, flatulence, lice, low blood pressure, rheumatism, scabies, stress. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 58-67.]
Safety Information: Cinnamon Oil is a mucous membrane irritant and strong skin sensitizer. Avoid in alcoholism, in hemophilia, in prostatic cancer, with kidney and liver problems and if taking anticoagulants. Only the oil from the leaf should be used. The oil from the bark is too hazardous.
*Cinnamon recipe:
Cinnamon Twists
Brush store-bought pizza dough with butter, roll in cinnamon sugar, then twist and bake for an easy treat.
Bake at 375 for 18-20 minutes.
Warm regards and love,
Erin
