Cinnamomum Burmannii (Conventional)
Origin: Indonesia
Herbal/Folk Tradition; The inner bark of the new shoots from the cinnamon tree are gathered every two years and sold in the form of sticks for use as a domestic spice. It has been used for thousands of years in the East for a wide range of compalints including colds, flu, digestive and menstrual problems, rheumatism, kidney troubles and as a general stimulant. Current in the British Herbal Pharmacopoeia as a specific for flatulent colic and dyspepsia with nausea.
The oil are used extensively in food flavouring, especially in alcoholic and soft drink, including Coca Cola.
Characteristics:
1. a yellow to brownish liquid with warm-spicy, somewhat harsh odour
2. a pale to dark yellow liquid with a sweet, warm-spicy, dry, tenacious odour. it blends well with Frankincense, Ylang yalng, orange, tangerine, geranium, peru balsam and oriental type mixture.
Aromatherapy Use:
not advisable on skin even on dilution as the bark oil is dermal irritant. vaporise for stronger immune system, chills, colds, flu, infection diseases.
