Cinnamon Powder

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Health benefits of cinnamon The active principles in the cinnamon spice known to have anti-oxidant, anti-diabetic, antiseptic, local anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, rubefacient (warming and soothing), carminative and anti-flatulent properties. Cinnamon spice has the highest antioxidant strength of all the food sources in nature.The total measured ORAC (Oxygen radical absorbance capacity) value for this novel spice is 2,67,536 Trolox equivalents (TE), which is many hundred times more than in chokeberry, apples, etc. The spice contains health benefiting essential oils such as eugenol, a phenylpropanoids class of chemical compound that gives pleasant, sweet aromatic fragrance to it. Eugenol has got local anesthetic and antiseptic properties, hence; employed in the dental and gum treatment procedures. Other important essential oils in cinnamon include ethyl cinnamate, linalool, cinnamaldehyde, beta-caryophyllene, and methyl chavicol. Cinnamaldehyde in cinnamon-sticks has been found to have anticoagulant (prevents blood-lotting) function, prevents platelet clogging inside the blood vessels, and thereby helps prevent stroke, peripheral arterial and coronary artery diseases. The active principles in this spice increase the motility of the intestinal tract and aid in digestion by increasing gastro-intestinal enzyme secretions. This spicy stick is an excellent source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, zinc, and magnesium. Iron is essential for cellular metabolism as a co-factor and in RBC's production. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids that helps control heart rate and blood pressure. The human body chiefly uses manganese and copper as co-factors for the antioxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase. It also contains good amounts of vitamin-A, niacin, pantothenic acid, and pyridoxine. Further, it is also a very good source of flavonoid phenolic antioxidants such as carotenes, zeaxanthin, lutein, and cryptoxanthin. Cinnamon spice can be readily available year-round in the markets, either in the form of sticks (quills) or powdered. CountrySpices Cinnamon powder smell sweet aroma that may be appreciated from a distance. Whole sticks should be stored in cool, dry, dark place, in airtight glass containers for many months and can be milled using handheld mill as and when required. Ground/powder cinnamon spice should be stored in the refrigerator inside sealed containers and should be used as early as possible since it loses its flavor quickly. Medicinal uses of cinnamon The essential oil, eugenol, has been in therapeutic use in dentistry as a local anesthetic and antiseptic for teeth and gum. Eugenol also has been found to reduce blood sugar levels in diabetics, but further detailed studies required to establish its benefits. The extraction from the sticks (decoction) sometimes used in treating flatulence, and indigestion in traditional medicine. The spice used in traditional medicines to stave off common cold and oxidant stress conditions. It is also used as a natural food preservative.