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Cinnamon
Description: Cinnamon (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) is a plant native to China, Sumatra, and the Eastern Islands. It is a tree, growing 20 to 30 feet high, with small white flowers and an acorn-like berry. The cinnamon tree has two herbals which can be yielded from it: cinnamon itself comes from the tree bark, and camphor which is distilled from the bark of the tree’s roots.
Cinnamon has a fragrant scent and aromatic taste. Its oil can be distilled from the tree bark. It is commonly used in cooking as well as for medicinal purposes.
Cinnamon has long been used for the treatment of menstrual disorders such as mennorhagia.1
Cinnamon oil has potent antifungal properties.2 It has been shown highly effective in the treatment of recurrent yeast infections. 3

Useful in treatment of: Heavy Menstruation, yeast infection.

Recommended Dosage: Consult a medical professional.

Contraindications: Pure cinnamon oil can cause burning.

References:

1Leung AY, Foster S. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Foods,Drugs, and Cosmetics, 2d ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996, 168–70.
2Singh HB, Srivastava M, Singh AB, Srivastava AK. Cinnamon bark oil, a potent fungitoxicant against fungi causing respiratory tract mycoses. Allergy 1995;50:995–99.
3Quale JM, Landman D, Zaman MM, et al. In vitro activity of Cinnamomum zeylanicum against azole resistant and sensitive Candida species and a pilot study of cinnamon for oral candidiasis. Am J Chin Med 1996;24:103–9.
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