Cinnamon Oil Offers a Wealth of Health and Culinary Benefits

The ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity – a method for measuring a food’s ability to attract and neutralize oxygen radicals which can cause aging and disease) is 103,448, near the top of the list of antioxidant foods.

Properties

• Antiseptic – a substance that reduces the possibility of infection.
• Analgesic – reduces or eliminates pain.
• Aphrodisiac – a substance that arouses or intensifies sexual desire.
• Astringent – something that constricts or draws together body tissues and helps in stopping the flow of blood or other secretions.
• Antispasmodic – relieves or prevents spasms.
• Carminative – induces the expulsion of gas from the intestines or stomach.
• Tonic – invigorating, refreshing or restorative; increases body tone.

Health Benefits

Cinnamon oil has been said to be useful in the following conditions:

• Constipation; flatulence.
• Digestive problems such as diarrhea, vomiting and gastroenteritis.
• Stress. Cinnamon has a soothing and calming quality.
• Low blood pressure.
• Rheumatism and arthritis.
• Exhaustion.
• Colds.

How to Use

• When using as a supplement, dilute one drop in 4 fluid ounces of liquid such as soy milk or rice milk.
• Dilute with a carrier oil such as olive oil when applying to the skin.
• In cooking, add a drop to a smoothie or warmed nut milk, as well as those recipes calling for powdered cinnamon.

NOTE: Possible skin sensitivity. Always dilute when applying to the skin or taking internally. Pregnant women should consult their health care provider.

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