Cinnamon
Cinnamon is rich in antioxidants that inhibit blood clotting and bacterial growth (including the bad-breath variety). “Studies also suggest that it may help stabilize blood sugar, reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes,” says Kumud Gandhi of The Cooking Academy Furthermore it may help reduce bad cholesterol. Try half a teaspoon a day in yogurt or oatmeal.”
How it looks – It is a moderate sized evergreen tree with reddish brown soft bark, with warts and dark purple ovoid fruits. We would use the bark and its oil
What it does – Bark-Acrid, aromatic, astringent, aphrodisiac, febrifuge, diuretic, and carminative.
Home Remedies for the Treatment of various Disorders
In cough and cold – helps in expulsion of mucus from lungs, if 250 mg is boiled in milk and given to the patient 3-4 times at an interval of 4 to 6 hours.
In loose motions and gripes – mix a pinch of cinnamon powder with a pinch of catechu and give 3-4 times a day for relief of disorders. To thicken the semen and to improve digestion, 1 gm powder of cinnamon should be taken with hot water.
In dysentery – Hall a tsp of the powder of the leaves Is taken everyday to control dysentery.
In headache – Rub the oil lightly onto the temples to ward off headaches.
In vomiting – Add a few drops of the oil to water/milk and drink for nausea and vomiting to subside.
In heavy periods – Take a glass of the decoction of the bark twice a day to control heavy menstrual bleeding.
In cavities in teeth - A piece of cotton soaked in the oil held in between teeth helps keep infection away.
In wheezing – Boil pieces of cinnamon, liquorice and palm candy in 3 cups of water and reduce to a cup. Take an ounce of this decoction thrice a day.
In shooting pain in abdomen – Take a paste of pieces of cinnamon bark with saunph seeds to avoid indigestion and relieve abdominal pain.
In pyorrhea - To arrest foul odour emitting from the mouth, chew a piece of cinnamon bark thrice a day or hold a concentrated decoction of cinnamon in the mouth for 5 minutes after every meal.
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