-- Acupuncture -- -- Moxibustion -- Shiatsu Massage -- Esthetics -- ChiropracticCinnamon Twig
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Botanical name |
Cinnamomum cassia |
| Pin yin name | Gui Zhi | |
| Pin yin description | gui is the term for cinnamon; zhi means twig; the bark of the tree is considered a separate herbal material, commonly called Rou Gui, where rou means meaty, because of the thickness of the best quality cinnamon bark | |
| Other common names | Cassia | |
| Part used | Twig | |
| Taste | Pungent, Sweet | |
| Nature | Warm | |
| Traditional Chinese uses | Resolve exterior syndromes and dispel wind-cold, induce mild sweating, warm the meridians to promote flow of qi and blood; unblock kidney yang, alleviate pain | |
| Traditional Chinese applications | All exterior syndromes involving cold; deficiency of heart and spleen yang with internal stagnation and accumulation of water and damp obstruction; edema due to dysfunction of the urinary system; aching in the muscles and joints due to wind-cold-damp; amenorrhea or dysmenorrhea caused by blood coldness; chest pain and irregular pulse due to heart yang deficiency | |
| Possible unwanted effects | In decoction form, high doses may burning sensation when consumed | |
| Herb drug interactions | None reported | |
| TCM and other contraindications | Febrile diseases caused by warm pathogenic factors; yin deficiency with heat signs; heat in the blood | |
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