Cinnamomum verum
From www.plantsasmedicine.com
Cinnamomum verum is a tree in the Lauraceae family.[1] The tree is native to Sri Lanka, the large island south of India. True cinnamon is the bark of the Cinnamomum verum tree.
Cinnamon has very many important medicinal properties. For example, it has anti-fungal properties. Also, cinnamon's essential oil repels mosquitos and is deadly to their larvae (immature form). The essential oil is thus a natural mosquito repellent and natural insecticide.
Eating cinnamon in food helps to average out blood glucose.
Cinnamon also helps lower uric acid, the crystallization of which causes "gouty arthritis."
One thing to note is that in the U.S. and perhaps elsewhere, bark from other species of Cinnamomum trees such as Cinnamomum aromaticum ("Cassia") are sold as cinnamon. Cassia usually contains larger concentrations of a chemical called cumarin than does true cinnamon, and the German Health Ministry has issued a warning about the consumption of too much Cassia.
Gallery
 Cinnamomum verum tree with some bark already stripped off |
References
- ↑ Cinnamomum verum information (www.ars-grin.gov)]
