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leads the fire to return to the original — cinnamon
Pictures/Text/Pharmaceutical Department Hong Songbin is in charge of the traditional Chinese medicine
cinnamon was first published in " Shennong Bencao Jing ", listed as the top grade, divided into cinnamon and cinnamon. "Shennong Bencao Jing" records that "the upper qi cough and reverse qi, the throat numbness and vomiting, the joints are nourished, and the middle is nourished." It is said that "the cinnamon is responsible for all diseases, nourishing spirit, and harmonizing color. It is used for all medicines first. If you take it for a long time, you will not grow old and your face will be bright." Here it describes the effects of cinnamon that can strengthen the body and eliminate evil.
cinnamon is the dry bark of cinnamon in plant of cinnamon in the family. More than peeled in autumn and dried in shade.
[Nature and taste and meridians] pungent, sweet, very hot. It belongs to the kidney, spleen, heart, and liver meridians.
[Function and Indications] replenishes fire and helps yang, leads fire to return to the original state, dispels cold and relieves pain, and warms and unblocks the meridians. It is used for impotence, uterine cold, cold pain in the waist and knees, asthma caused by kidney deficiency, yang floating, dizziness and red eyes, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, deficiency and cold vomiting and diarrhea, cold hernia and abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea.
[Usage and dosage] 1~5g. How to identify cinnamon and fake cinnamon?
Cinnamon and cinnamon have the same character "现" and are of the same family, and have similar appearances, making people stupid and silly. This makes people wonder, are cinnamon and cinnamon the same? In fact, they are different, there are differences. So what is the difference between them? How do we distinguish them? Let’s take a closer look at them.
According to the above introduction, how to distinguish cinnamon from cinnamon can be distinguished from their thickness, color, surface and cross-sectional characteristics, and odor. When using it, if it is only used as a dish seasoning, it is best to choose cinnamon. For medicinal or dietary therapy, cinnamon is best to choose from because it has the effect of promoting blood circulation and promoting menstruation. It is best for cinnamon that is not broken, has a thick body weight, has a purple cross-section, has a strong oily aroma, has a sweet and spicy taste, and has little chewed residue. What are the dietary treatments for
cinnamon?
Clove cinnamon duck
Ingredients: Duck 500g, clove 5g, cinnamon 5g, cardamom 75g, tangerine peel 3g, Amomum 73g, ginger appropriate amount.
Method: Wash cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, tangerine peel, and amomum villoss, put them in a pot and add water to decoct the medicinal soup; cut off the duck, remove the internal organs, wash and cut the pieces, put ginger into the oil pan and stir-fry the perfume duck, add the medicinal soup and seasoning until the duck meat is cooked.
Comments: warms the middle and dispels cold, strengthens the stomach and relieves pain , and is used for ulcers and gastritis . Spleen and stomach deficiency and cold . Symptoms include cold pain in the stomach, vomiting, nausea, and diet reduction. What are the precautions for using
cinnamon?
① Those with yin deficiency and excessive fire , those with real heat inside, those with blood heat bleeding, and pregnant women are not allowed to take it.
②Persons with weak pulse, thin pulse, and those with weak pulse, and those with yin deficiency and blood loss should not take it.
③ should not be used together with lime fat.
④ Avoid growing onions and avoiding fire.
Author profile
Author: Hong Songbin
Department: Pharmaciation Division
Title: Supervisor Chinese pharmacist
Address: No. 16, Airport Road, Guangzhou, First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Editor: Liu Qingjun
Review: Zheng Xiaoying, Yang Yan
Editor: Zhong Tianshuo
