Cinnamon Oil (Leaf)
Cinnamon Oil Uses - It has been including colds, flu, digestive and menstrual problems, rheumatism, kidney troubles, and as a general stimulant.
Cinnamon Leaf A tropical evergreen up to 15m high, with strong branches and thick scabrous bark with young shoots speckled greeny-orange. It has shiny green, leathery leaves, small white flowers and oval bluish-white berries. The leaves have a spicy smell when bruised. Essential oil extracted by water or steam distillation from the leaves.
Cinnamon Oil Properties - anthelmintic, antidiarrheal, antidote, antimicrobal, antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiputrescent, aphrodisiac, astingent, carminative, digestive, emmenagogue, hemostatic, orexigenic, parasticide, refrigerant, spasmolytic, stimulant, stomachic, vermifuge.
Cinnamon Oil Blends with - Ylang ylang, orange, mandarin, benzoin, peru balsam and in oriental mixtures.
Cautions - Cinnamon Leaf is relatively non-toxic; possible irritant because of the cinnamaldahyde. Eugenol is irritant to the muscous membranes: use in moderation.
Cinnamon Oil Information
Botanical Name - Cinnamomum zeylanicum
Country of Origin - Sri Lanka
Parts Used - Leaf
Extraction - Steam