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肉桂 |
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Rou Gui |
Dried Cinnamon Bark |
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Properties: |
Pungent, Sweet - Hot |
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Meridians: |
Shaoyin [HT - KI] - LR - SP |
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Names:
Batavia Cassia, Batavia Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon, Cinnamonum,
Padang-Cassia, Panang Cinnamon, Saigon Cassia, Saigon
Cinnamon.Cinnamomum verum, synonym Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Laurus
Cinnamomum.
Family: Lauraceae.
CAUTION: See separate listings for Cassia and Cinnamon flower.
Properties:
- fortifies
kidney yang – warms deficient kidney yang & Qi
- leads
floating yang fire back to its source(KD) upper heat & lower
cold
- disperse
deep cold – warms chan.–alleviate pain due to blood/Qi stag
- encourages
generation of Qi & blood
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dysmenorrhoea
Dosage: 1.5 – 4.5g.
Also Used For:
Orally, Rou Gui is used as an antispasmodic, antiflatulent, appetite
stimulant, antidiarrheal, antimicrobial, anthelmintic, and for
treating the common cold and influenza.
Topically, Rou Gui is used as part of a multi-ingredient preparation
for treating premature ejaculation.
Historically, Rou Gui has been used for GI upset and dysmenorrhea.
For food uses, cinnamon is commonly consumed as a spice in food and
a flavoring agent in beverages.
Manufacturing, the volatile oil is commonly used in small amounts in
toothpaste, mouthwashes, gargles, lotions, liniments, soaps,
detergents, and other pharmaceutical products and cosmetics.
