Herb Name: Rou Gui (Cinnamon) Alias: Jun Gui (Cinnamon Bark) Harvesting and Processing: Collected mainly in autumn, dried in the shade. Medicinal Part: Bark Origin: Guangxi, Guangdong Family: Lauraceae Original Plant: Rou Gui (Cinnamon) Plant Description: Evergreen tree. Height: 12 to 17 meters. Bark is gray-brown, aromatic, and young branches are slightly quadrangular. Leaves are … Read more
Cinnamon – Chinese Herbal Name – Rou Gui Category: Warming Interior Herbs · Overview · Cinnamon, known as Rou Gui in Chinese medicine, is the dried bark of the plant Cinnamomum cassia Presl from the Lauraceae family. It is harvested in the autumn and dried in the shade. · Properties of the Herb · 1 … Read more
Monthly Herb Spotlight Millennia of Traditional Chinese Medicine heritage, the path to health and wellness. Cinnamon (肉桂) 【Source】 This product is the dried bark of the cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum verum). It is harvested in the autumn and dried in the shade. 【Characteristics】 This product is tubular or rolled, measuring 30-40 cm in length, with a … Read more
【Name】 Cinnamon 【Pinyin】 Ròu Guì 【Alias】 Mǔ Guì (“Shennong’s Herbal”), Zǐ Guì (“Discussion on Medicinal Properties”), Dà Guì (“Tang Materia Medica”), Là Guì (“Ren Zhai’s Directives”), Guì Pí (“Herbal Compendium”), Yù Guì (“Herbal Origins”). 【Source】 The dried bark and branch bark of the Lauraceae plant, Cinnamon. Generally harvested from August to October, the bark is … Read more
Gui Zhi Tang Zheng (Gui Zhi Decoction Pattern) Gui Zhi Tang is the first formula in the “Shang Han Lun” (Treatise on Cold Damage). Before discussing Gui Zhi Tang, let us first understand what a decoction pattern is. The “Shang Han Lun” is fundamental to TCM clinical practice, establishing a diagnostic system that is crucial … Read more