The Dual Role of Cinnamon: Medicine and Food

The Dual Role of Cinnamon: Medicine and Food

肉桂 (Ròuguì) also known as 桂皮 (Guìpí), 官桂 (Guānguì), and 牡桂 (Mǔguì). This product is the dried bark of the Cinnamomum tree from the Lauraceae family, harvested in autumn and dried in the shade. It can be used both as medicine and food, commonly found as a spice in kitchens. 肉桂 (Ròuguì): Spicy, Sweet, and … Read more

Knowledge of Chinese Medicinal Materials: Cinnamon

Knowledge of Chinese Medicinal Materials: Cinnamon

Medicinal Material Name: 肉桂 (Ròuguì – Cinnamon) Alias: 菌桂 (Jūnguì – Fungal Cinnamon) Harvesting and Processing: Harvested mainly in autumn, dried in the shade. Medicinal Part: Bark Origin: Guangxi, Guangdong Family: Lauraceae Source Plant: 肉桂 (Ròuguì – Cinnamon) Plant Description: Evergreen tree, height 12-17 meters. Bark is gray-brown, aromatic, and young branches are slightly quadrangular. … Read more

Recommended Formulas by Renowned Physicians | Cinnamon and Shenqi Pill: Nourishing Fire and Supporting Yang, Transforming Qi and Promoting Water Flow

Recommended Formulas by Renowned Physicians | Cinnamon and Shenqi Pill: Nourishing Fire and Supporting Yang, Transforming Qi and Promoting Water Flow

Recommended Formulas by Renowned Physicians MING YI JIAN FANG 肉桂 (Ròuguì) (Cinnamon): Guides fire back to the source and strengthens kidney yang, warms yang, invigorates blood, and disperses cold stagnation. 肉桂 (Ròuguì), also known as 牡桂 (Mǔguì), 大桂 (Dàguì), 桂皮 (Guìpí), 玉桂 (Yùguì), etc., is the dried bark of the Cinnamomum tree, primarily produced in … Read more

Cinnamon in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Overview

Cinnamon in Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Comprehensive Overview

Cinnamon (肉桂, Ròuguì) belongs to the Wuyi rock tea (武夷岩茶, Wǔyí yánchá) category, specifically the Minbei Oolong tea (闽北乌龙, Mǐnběi wūlóng), primarily produced in Wuyishan City, Nanping, Fujian Province. It is made from the young leaves of the cinnamon variety tea tree and is currently one of the two main varieties of Wuyi rock tea, … Read more