The Classroom of Chinese Herbs – Cinnamon

The Classroom of Chinese Herbs - Cinnamon

Click the blue text to follow us Every day we popularize a useful health-preserving Chinese herb Cinnamon (Rou Gui) Cinnamon is a medium-sized tree of the Lauraceae family, with gray-brown bark. The leaves are alternate or nearly opposite, elongated oval to nearly lanceolate, leathery, with cartilaginous edges, rolled inward, green, glossy, and hairless, with thick … Read more

The Dual Role of Food and Medicine: Exploring Cinnamon (Rou Gui)

The Dual Role of Food and Medicine: Exploring Cinnamon (Rou Gui)

1 What is Cinnamon? Alias: Jun Gui, Da Gui, Tong Gui, La Gui, Yu Gui, Mu Gui, Zi Gui, Gui Pi, Gui. Plant Morphology: The fruit is oval-shaped, measuring 1 cm in length and 9 mm in diameter, with a black-purple color; flowering occurs from June to July, and fruiting from October to December. Source:Cinnamon … Read more