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Common Names
Cinnamon Bark
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Number In Radiant Health
202
Pharmaceutical
Latin
Cortex Cinnamomi Cassiae
Pinyin
Rou Gui
Treasures
Yang Jing, Qi and Blood
Treasure
Rating
****1/2
Atmospheric
Energy
Hot
Taste
Acrid and Sweet
Organ
Meridian Systems
Primarily Kidney and Circulation-Sex, but also Spleen,
Heart, and Liver
Part
Used and Form
The shade-dried inner bark of the trunk and thick
branches, from which the outer cork has been scraped of.
Primary
Functions
Supplementing fire of the vital gate to strengthen Yang,
dispelling cold to relieve pain, warming up and clearing
the channels.
Qualities
Chinese Cinnamon bark is one of the most warming of all
herbs. It is a strong Yang tonic which may be used to
correct syndromes of Kidney Yang deficiency, which will
generally present itself by an aversion to cold, cold
hands and feet, weak kidneys, backache and lack of
sexual energy. It is widely usually combined with Yin
and Yang Jing tonic herbs and with Qi tonics to build
energy and to fire up sexual energy.
Cinnamon bark promotes good circulation and enables Qi
to circulate freely. It has a hot energy which warms the
body at its core. Cinnamon bark is used to warm up cold
visceral organs and to calm the nerves. However, its
energy is said to "move upwards and float." In
moving upwards it disperses energy blocks in the neck
and shoulders and thus relieves tension in this area. In
moving outward ("floating"), it warms the
flesh. Prolonged use is said to result in a more
youthful, rosy-cheeked complexion, and will help clear
the skin of blemishes. It is also used medicinally to
treat headaches, abdominal pain (especially when
combined with licorice root), and to promote
menstruation.
Cinnamon bark will open the energy channels of the
abdomen and it can dispel even severe chills. If used
when a person experiences "flushing up," a
condition where heat rises in the body making the upper
part of the body hot and the lower part cold, it will
help regulate the energy so that heat becomes
distributed properly.
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Chinese
Cinnamon bark is a strong essence tonic that promotes
good circulation and powerful internal energy. It is
sweet and spicy, and is considered to have a very hot
energy. Cinnamon bark is said to increase the Yang
energy and sexual vitality. The best Cinnamon bark in
the world comes from Southeast Asia from trees where the
bark is, at its best, almost a half inch thick and over
twenty years old.