The Many Uses of Cinnamon

Cinnamon is a very tasty herb that has many uses. From cookies to cakes to pies you can find many uses for cinnamon. But cinnamon has many other uses other then cooking with it and using it for a flavoring. Cinnamon not only tastes great but it can help cure you of a stomach ache. The herb, cinnamon has herbal properties to help you feel better.

Cinnamon is actually a bark that is ground to a powder form or sold in a stick form. As a astringent cinnamon can reduce discharge. Cinnamon can reduce gas from the intestinal tract and it can stimulate the bodies other organs. If you have trouble with diarrhea or nausea cinnamon may be able to help you feel better.

If you have an upset stomach you can try to make a tea with cinnamon. Just add a teaspoon of ground cinnamon to a cup of boiling water and drink it as you would a tea. Cinnamon has a pleasant taste usually but it can be strong as a tea. If you are not use to cinnamon you may want to try it in a lesser dose.

When you eat cinnamon in your food you are actually giving your body a little boost. Cinnamon stimulates the organs in your body since cinnamon is a carminative, that is, it can remove gas from your intestinal tract. If you have trouble with gas pain you may benefit from adding cinnamon to your diet. Cinnamon can be added to many things we eat. Cakes, doughnuts and cookies taste good with some cinnamon in them. Oatmeal is a good breakfast food to put some cinnamon in. You can even add cinnamon to sweet breads. Cinnamon has a spicy flavor that tastes better in sweeter foods.

The scent of cinnamon is very powerful and pleasant. It can be used as a pleasant aroma in your home. Cinnamon in a closet or drawer can give your items a fresh scent. You can even boil some cinnamon to add a good fragrance to the air in your home.

Cinnamon can be purchased in a grocery store in the spice area. You can buy cinnamon in a ground form you in a stick. When you buy cinnamon in a stick form you can use the cinnamon stick to stir hot chocolate, tea or apple cider. Using a cinnamon stick to stir a drink can add a hint of cinnamon flavor to what ever you are drinking.