1.1 LB (17.6 OZ ) PURE Cinnamon Sticks (Cassia Sticks)

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This offer is for one package 1 LB (16 OZ) Cinnamon (Cassia) Sticks

Certified - Grown, harvested and processed without the use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, GMO's, synthetic chemicals, growth agents, and free from irradiation and chemical sterilization.

Common Name
Standardized:  cinnamon

Other: cassia, cassia bark, Chinese cassia, Chinese 

Botanical Name
Cinnamomum burmannii (Nees & T. Nees) Nees ex Blume Plant Family: Lauraceae

Synonyms
Cinnamomum cassia auct.

Parts Used
Bark and leaf.

Overview

Cinnamon was utilized extensively thousands of years ago and is still popular today. Enjoyed since ancient times, cinnamon was mentioned in ancient Egyptian texts, the Bible, and was widely traded thousands of years ago in Europe and in Asia by Arab spice traders. Its scent is uniquely warming, uplifting, and stimulating, and its flavor sweet and delicious, hence the flavor and aroma have been utilized in countless confectionaries, baked goods, perfumes, cosmetics, beverages, and cordials. Recent scientific studies validate many of the traditional uses of this medicinal spice, indicating its health enhancing properties.

Flavor Notes and Energetics
Acrid, spicy, pungent, sweet, astringent and energetically considered heating and drying

Herbal Actions
Antioxidant, tonic, analgesic, circulatory stimulant, diaphoretic, alterative, expectorant, carminative, digestive, stomachic, emmenagogue

Uses and Preparations
Dried inner bark as a spice (in rolled whole form referred to as 'quills'), tea, potpourri

Fresh bark, twigs and leaves distilled as an essential oil.

Constituents
Volatile oils mostly composed of: cinnamaldehyde, phenolic compounds, flavonoid derivatives, mucilage, calcium oxalate, resins, sugars, and coumarins. salicylic acid, anhyrdocinnzelanin, anhydrocinnzelanol

Precautions
Specific: Not for use in pregnancy except under the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner.
General: We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.