Cinnamon chips, Cinnamomum burmanni

Description

Cinnamon’s scent is uniquely warming, uplifting, and stimulating, and its flavor is sweet and delicious. In traditional Chinese medicine it’s believed to balance the spleen, kidney, heart, and liver meridians and to stimulate circulation and the movement of ‘chi’ or energy. It is considered to be warming to the kidneys and is particularly useful in cold or stagnant conditions. In Ayurveda (traditional Indian system of healing) cassia is referred to as ‘twak’ and believed to support the respiratory, digestive, nervous, circulatory, urinary, and reproductive systems. Traditionally, cassia has been considered a highly valued and multipurpose nourishing herb. According to the Ayurvedic practitioner, Karta Khalsa, “the classic patient who can benefit from cinnamon is cold, dry, and frail.”