Cinamon Bark
| Botanical Name | Cinnamomum zeylanicum |
| Botanical family | Lauraceae |
| Origin | Sri Lanka |
| Method | Complete distillation by steam distillation |
| Plant part | Bark |
| Note | Middle |
| Appearance | mobile, limpid liquid |
| Color | yellow |
| Odor | warm, sweet, characteristic of cinnamon |
| Biochemical composition of the essential oil | Aromatic aldehyde (75–80%): cinnamaldehyde Phenols (5–6%): eugenol Coumarins (1%) |
| Therapeutic properties | Very powerful, very wide-spectrum anti-infective (antibacterial, antiviral, antifun antiparasitic) ++++ Inhibits fermentation and putrefaction +++ Hyperaemic and revulsant ++ Hypotensive ++ General tonic and stimulant ++ Generally re-energising for all failing functions +++ Anti-hyperglycaemic +++ |
| Main therapeutic indications | All bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections in any location ++++ HCAIs +++ Tropical fevers and infections: malaria, leishmaniasis, tuberculosis +++ Severe asthenia, depression +++ Cold extremities, peripheral capillary insufficiency ++ Type 2 diabetes ++ Male impotence ++ Amenorrhea, oligomenorrhea ++ Arterial hypertension ++ |