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Cinnamon Bark

Botanical Name: Cinnamon Bark

Anatomical areas:  Circulatory system, muscles and joints, digestive system, genito-urinary system, immune system, nervous system.

Allopathic uses: Antihelmintic, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiputrescent, aphrodisiac, astringent, carminative, digestive.

Indications: Lice, scabies, tooth and gum care, warts, wasp stings, poor circulation, rheumatism, anorexia, colitis, diarrhea, dyspepsia, intestinal infection, sluggish digestion, spasm, childbirth (stimulates contractions).

Holistic uses:  Increases ability to tap into psychic mind and to increase financial prosperity. Alleviates sadness. Mood uplifting, helps relieve mental fatigue, reduces stress, reviving. Believed to attract money and psychic energy.

Contraindications:  Dermal toxin, irritant and sensitizer. Use only in dilution. Irritant to the mucous membranes.

Blending: Base note. Blends well with olibanum, ylang ylang, orange, mandarin, benzoin, Peru balsam and oriental-type mixtures.

Chemical Components: Cinnamaldehyde (40-50%), eugenol (4-10%), benzaldehyde, cuminaldehyde, pinene, cineol, phellandrene, furfurol, cymene, linalol.

Characteristics: Pale to dark yellow color. Sweet, warm-spicy, dry, tenacious aroma.

Extraction:  Water or steam distillation from dried inner bark.