Alfa Vitamins’ Cinnamon is a nutritional supplement with multiple health benefits.
Cinnamon is the inner bark of a tropical tree. There are approximately between 50 and 250 different species of Cinnamon. The two main varieties are Cinnamomum cassia and Cinnamomum zeylanicum (known as Ceylon Cinnamon or true Cinnamon). Cinnamon has a bright color and possesses a sweet delicate flavor. It is native of Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) and the best Cinnamon grows along the coastal strip near Colombo.
Cinnamon is perhaps one of the best known species in the kitchen and as flavoring in bakery.
What are the properties of Cinnamon that benefit our health?
Recent studies have found that eating at least one half teaspoon of Cinnamon a day may reduce blood sugar and cholesterol. Cinnamon is used to treat nausea and flatulence. Also, Cinnamon is used alone or in combination to treat diarrhea.
Chinese herbalists say that elderly people usually develop a cough accompanied by whitish phlegm, and suggest they chew or swallow a small pinch of Cinnamon. This remedy can also help people with cold hands and feet, especially at night.
In Germany, Cinnamon has been approved to treat loss of appetite and indigestion. The main chemical constituents of this plant include cinnamic acid, gum, tannin, mannitol, coumarin, and essential oils (aldehydes, eugenol, and pinene).
Cinnamon is used predominantly as carminative. It is used in dyspepsia, dyspepsia with nausea, intestinal and digestive colic associated with weakness and cold conditions.
Cinnamon relieves nausea and vomiting, and due to its mild astringency, it is particularly useful in childhood diarrhea. The cinnamaldehyde component is hypotensive and spasmolytic, while increasing peripheral blood flow. The essential oil of this herb is a potent antibacterial, anti-fungal, and uterine stimulant.
Cinnamon is not only used in cooking, healing and medicine, it is also used for religious purposes. Some believe that to burn Cinnamon incense encourages high spirituality and helps healing.
Traditionally, Cinnamon has been used as aphrodisiac to stimulate sexual desire in men as in women. There are so many uses of Cinnamon that it is hard to believe that most people only know that this is just an ingredient in your favorite dessert. In everyday life, it is highly probable that you’ll come across Cinnamon on several occasions, in a number of different ways, for a number of different reasons, without being aware of its presence.
Cinnamon is widely used as tea flavor. Cinnamon is also popular in all regions where the Arabic influence is felt: West, South and West of Central Asia, and North and East Africa.
Possible healing effects:
Traditionally used as an aphrodisiac
May reduce blood sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides
Alleviate nausea and flatulence
Commonly used in dyspepsia, dyspepsia with nausea, intestinal and digestive cramps.
It acts as antibacterial, anti-fungal, and uterine stimulant.
Supplement Factss
Serving Size: 1 capsules
Servings per container: 60 capsules
Quantity per container: 60 capsules
Amount per Serving
% DV
Cinnamon
500 mg
**
% DV are values established in USA. * Daily values not established in USA.
Other Ingredients:White Rice Flour, Magnesium Stearate, Gelatin from Capsule
DIRECTIONS: Adults - Take one (1) capsule daily, as a dietary supplement, or as directed. IMPORTANT: Store tightly closed in a dry place at controlled room temperature of 59°-86° F.
INDICACIONES: Adultos - Tomar una (1) cápsula diaria, como un suplemento dietético. IMPORTANTE: Almacenar en un sitio seco a temperatura ambiente de 15°-30° C.
