CINNAMON HEALTH BENEFITS BY DR.KRISHNA

Introduction:

Sanskrit Name     :                      Tanutvak,Varanga,Svadi,Mukha shodhya,Mukhashodhan

Botanical Name   :                      Cinnamomum zeylanica blume

Hindi Name          :                       Dalchini

English Name       :                       Cinnamon

Telugu Name        :                        Lavanga Patta

Medicinal Propreties acc to Ayurveda:

Rasa                             :       Madhura(sweet),Katu(pungent)Tikta(bitter)
Guna                            :       Laghu(light to digestion),Rooksha(dryness)

                                               Teekshna(piercing,strong,sharp)

Veerya:                                   Hot potency
Effect on Dosha          :         Balances vata and kapha
Parts used                   :         Stem,Bark,Leaf,Cinnamon leaf.
Dosage                         :        Powder 1 to 3 gms in divded dose per day,Cinnamon oil 2 to 5 drops                                              once or twice a day.

Chemical constituents:   

                                        Cinnamaldehyde,Eugenol,Methyl amyl ketone,

Benzaldehyde,Pinene,Phelandrene,Cymene,Linalool,Cumic,Aldehyde etc

Headache:

                   Make a paste with one teaspoon of dalchini powder by adding require quantity of water,apply this paste on forehead.

Insomnia:Add 1/2 teaspoon of dalchini powder in a cup of water and boil it for 5 minutes.Add some honey for sweetness and  drink it  twice a day for 10 to 15 days.It helps to induce good sleep.

Cold:

                   Add some amount of cinnamon powder to ginger tea.It helps to relive cold.

Take 1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey twice or thrice daily for one week.

Cold,Cough,Sore throat:

                  1)Boil cinnamon sticks in water and inhale the vapour.

                   2)Take 1/2 spoon of dalchini powder and 1/2 spoon of black pepper powder in a glass of water and boil it.Finally add honey and drink it.Add honey at warm stage only.

Cough:

                  Take 1/2 teaspoon of ginger,1/4 teaspoon of cloves powder and some amount of Dalchni powderin a glass of water and boil it for some time.Take this decoction twice or thrice a day.

Bad breath:

                          Add 1 tsp of cinnamon powder in a glass of water mix it well.Gargle with this solution twice a day to reduce bad smell from mouth

Hoarseness of voice :

                          Take cinnamon and black pepper powder in a glass of water and boil it.Now take with honey.The decoction should be warm when taking with honey.

Pimples:

                           Make a paste of Cinnamon powder with equal quantity of lime juice and apply at effected site