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Other Names: Bastard Cinnamon, Canela de Cassia, Canela Molida, Canelle, Cannelle Bâtarde, Cannelle Cassia, Cannelle de Ceylan, Cannelle de Chine, Cannelle de Cochinchine, Cannelle de Padang, Cannelle de Saigon, Cannelier Casse, Canton Cassia, Casse, Casse Odorante, Cassia, Cassia Aromaticum, Cassia Bark, Cassia Lignea, Chinese Cinnamon, Cinnamomi Cassiae Cortex, Cinnamomum, Cinnamomum aromaticum, Cinnamomum cassia, Cinnamomum ramulus, Cinnamon, Cinnamon Essential Oil, Cinnamon Flos, Cinnamoni Cortex, Cinnamonomi Cortex, Cortex Cinnamomi, Écorce de Cassia, False Cinnamon, Fausse Cannelle, Gui Zhi, Huile Essentielle de Cannelle, Keishi, Laurier des Indes, Nees, Ramulus Cinnamomi, Rou Gui, Sthula Tvak, Taja, Zimbluten.<br>Cassia cinnamon is a plant. People use the bark and flower for medicine.<br><br>
See also : * [[Ceylon Cinnamon]]
* [[Rou Gui]]
* [[Chai Tea]]
* relief in [[arthritis]] pain after one week and could walk without pain within one month.
* When added to food, it inhibits bacterial growth and food spoilage, making it a natural food preservative.
* [[Parkinson's Disease (PD)]] : Researchers fed ground cinnamon to mice with Parkinson's disease. They found that, when the cinnamon reached the gut, it was broken down into various metabolites including sodium benzoate, a widely used food preservative. The sodium benzoate then entered the mice's brains, where it prevented the loss of Parkin and DJ-1, stopped neuron death and caused neurotransmitters including dopamine to return to normal levels.
* [[Alzheimer's Disease]] : Cinnamaldehyde prevents oxidative stress from reaching the tau proteins. Tau proteins are vital in keeping neurons functioning properly. By blocking oxidative stress, cinnameldehyde helps keep neurons alive and healthy. The other compound epicatechin is a powerful antioxidant. It also helps protect your brain from oxidative stress.
* boosts cognitive function and memory.
*[[candidiasis]] : essential oil of cinnamon provides antibiotic effect. In many tests conducted, this particular fungi can sometimes be resistant to medications made against fungus, such as fluconazole; but with the use of cinnamon extracts, the growth of Candida albicans is at times inhibited.
* [[Aromatherapy]] for Kapha Imbalance.
==Used in Formulation==
* [[Chyawanprash]]
* [[Gosha-Jinki-Gan]]
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[[Category:herbal medicine]]
[[Category:home remedies]]
[[Category:Essential oil]]
[[Category:Aromatherapy]]
[[category:Antioxidant]]