Cinnamon Leaf
Cinnamomum Zeylanicum
Description:
A tropical evergreen tree, up to 50ft/15m high with stiff sharp spines, smooth ovate leaves, small white flowers and bluish-white berries.
Actions:
Anthelmintic, antidiarrheal, antidote, antimicrobial, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiputrescent, astringent, digestive, emmenagogue, hemostatic, parasiticide, refrigerant, spasmolytic, stimulant, stomachic, vermifuge
Extraction:
Essential oil is extracted by water or steam distillation from the leaves and twigs
Characteristics:
Leaves and twigs yield a yellow to brownish oil, with a warm spicy, somewhat harsh odour. It blends well with frankincense, ylang ylang, orange, mandarin and benzoin.
Perfume:
Scent:
Sweet-spicy, peppery, hot, dry, tenacious, slightly woody, herbaceous, diffusive, powerful, oriental, warm
Key Qualities:
(mind) Warming, reviving, tonic, strengthening, aphrodisiac, restorative, uplifting
Odour Intensity:
High
Aromatherapy Use:
Skin Care:
Lice, scabies, tooth and gum care, warts, wasp stings
Circulation, Muscles & Joints:
Poor circulation, rheumatism
Digestive System:
anorexia, colitis, diarrhea, dyspepsia, intestinal infection, sluggish digestion, spasm
Reproductive System:
Childbirth (stimulates contractions) frigidity, leukorrhea, menorrhagia (scanty periods)
Immune System:
Chills, colds, flu, infections diseases
Nervous System:
Debility, nervous exhaustion, stress-related conditions
Safety Data:
The leaf oil is relatively nontoxic, though possibly a skin irritant. Its major component, eugenol, causes irritation to the mucous membrane. Use in moderation. The bark oil should not be used on the skin.
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The treatments listed on this site relies on alternative healing with essential oils, and please note that no clinical trials or results are available and rests heavily on anecdotal proof.
