All about the Healing Elements of Cinnamon

As a human being who is endowed with the need to satisfy biological needs, you may have eaten different foods. Most probably, you never took time to find out the names and all important facts about many foods you have ingested. Well, who cares to know everything when you have satisfied your basic needs? But knowledge is power, that is, knowledge about what you are eating will let you check your health status. So, this page is dedicated to one natural food mostly used to spice up many of our delicacies- cinnamon.

In the scientific world, cinnamon is known by the name cinnamomum zeylanicum. This plant is most common in Southeast Asia, whose climate and topographical characteristics are the most suitable for the said plant. Unlike other plants that are only recently discovered, cinnamon has gone down in history, being mentioned by popular historical figures as well as historians. Many of the books in the Bible mentioned cinnamon as a prescribed plant to anoint the bodies of Israelites. Important personalities such as Herodotus, Galen, Theophrastus and others mentioned this plant in all their write-ups.
It is no wonder why cinnamon is worth being featured in many articles as well being prescribed simply because of the various properties it exhibits which have been known since the ancient time by many people all throughout the world. In Egypt, cinnamon was used as ingredient in embalming mixtures. In China, it has been used as a medicine since four thousand years ago. In ancient Arabian world, cinnamon was in-demand due to its fragrant odor.

Aside from its capability to spice up food, there is much information backed by different researches about the healing wonders of cinnamon. Because of the cinnamaldehyde it contains, it is widely used in the Western world as a tranquilizer. The research conducted to mice by Chinese scientists revealed that cinnamon can relieve pain and stress, thereby very relaxing when taken in as a tea.

In other parts of Asia, cinnamon is a remedy for coughs and asthma. According to studies, asthma is caused by emotional upset, hence cinnamon’s calming effect can be a remedy for it.
In addition, cinnamon is also prescribed to treat typhoid fevers caused by salmonella. The study conducted to mice that were injected with salmonella that caused fever showed reduction of temperature after being given a dose of cinnamon.

Cinnamon also possesses antifungal, antiviral, bactericidal, and larvicidal activities. Hence, this plant is effective in getting rid of Escherichia coli, staphylococcus aureus, salmonella, flu virus, and echo virus that can definitely cause fatal diseases. Aside from these pathogens, cinnamon can prevent and treat sickness associated with digestion.
Bear in mind all these facts. Next time you have your meal spiced up by cinnamon, you surely know what nutrients your body is taking and what diseases you can be free from.