Cinnamon can be taken in case of loss of appetite. In addition, the plant also shows effect in complaints related to the gastrointestinal tract. These include, for example, general indigestion, flatulence, bloating, cramp-like discomfort or diarrhea. Traditional use is for general support of digestive function and improvement of malaise.
Application in folk medicine
The folk medicine application corresponds in the broadest sense to the officinal. Cinnamon is also used here for the therapy of mild gastrointestinal cramps, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting. In addition, folk medicine also uses cinnamon bark for rheumatism, inflammation, colds and menstrual cramps.
Cinnamon is certainly best known for its use as a kitchen spice. The bark is also sometimes used in medicines as a flavor corrigendum.
Cinnamon in homeopathy
In homeopathy, cinnamon is used, among other things, to lower blood pressure and, due to its appetite-stimulating effect, in anorexia.
Ingredients of cinnamon
Cinnamon bark contains 0.5-2.5% essential oil. The main components of the oil are cinnamaldehyde (65-75%) and eugenol (5%), as well as tannins and phenolic carboxylic acids. While the Chinese cinnamon tree contains a relatively high amount of coumarins, no coumarin, or at most traces of it, should be present in cinnamon bark used in medicine.
Cinnamon tree: indication
The bark of the cinnamon tree may find application in the following cases:
- Loss of appetite
- Indigestion
- Cramps
- Stomach cramps
- Gastrointestinal cramps
- Feeling of fullness
- Flatulence
- Diarrhea
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Inflammation
- Cold
