Each cook knows what cinnamon is, but it is often overlooked. In fact, it’s a great spice and effective medicine.
Not so long ago, researchers found that cinnamon has a unique feature – it can protect against diabetes, improve body’s response to insulin, and normalize blood sugar levels. Cinnamon also improves blood circulation, and its aroma stimulates brain.
It is also useful for gastrointestinal tract. Cinnamon improves digestion and appetite, strengthens stomach walls.
In medicine cinnamon is commonly used for stimulation and is also a great antiseptic. It is extremely beneficial for patients with acute upper respiratory tract infection and influenza, as it helps to reduce fever.
Another useful feature of cinnamon – it helps to relieve pain. For example, dental or muscle pain. What is more it is a great product to reduce fever. Cinnamon also promotes secretion of gastric juice and fights viruses, bacteria and fungi.
Chinese believe that cinnamon helps destroy renal stones, and even heal malignant ulcers. It is used to treat depression, neuroses; cinnamon improves memory and stimulates mental activity. It also helps with senile mental changes, multiple sclerosis, chronic bronchitis, to recover from a stroke, etc.