Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Cassia) Chips

Description ShareTweetPinLinkedInPrintEmail Cinnamon (Cinnamomum Cassia) Chips & Powder HERB COMMON NAME :  Cassia HERB SCIENTIFIC NAME :  Cinnamomum Cassia FAMILY :  Lauraceae ASSOCIATIONS & CORRESPONDENCES : Element: Fire Planet: Sun Day:  Sunday Direction:  South Zodiac Sign:  Leo Chakra:  5th Throat Chaka (Vishuddha) Energy:  Yang Gender: Masculine Rune:  Kenaz Tarot:  King of Wands Animal:  Cat, Lion Sabbat or Holiday:  Yule (December 21 – 23) Deity or God / Goddess Association: Aphrodite, Venus, Apollo, Bastet, Aengus   Parts Used:  Inner bark and oil distilled from bark and leaves Description:  CAUTION : Using too much cinnamon at once can cause irritation in your mouth, skin, and can even cause problems with breathing. Don’t try eating cinnamon by itself. Always dilute it with a liquid to prevent these issues.  Don’t use cassia during pregnancy, as it tends to stimulate menstruation. Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the bark of trees native to Asia and the Middle East, the grade of which depends on the species. One of the most popular spices in the world, cinnamon is used in virtually every world cuisine.  Cassia is great in savory dishes, for making liqueurs, mixing with chocolate, and pickling. Break off pieces to mix with tea, or just heat part of a stick in water and add some sugar or honey for a wonderful hot drink. Cinnamomum is chiefly employed for its smooth muscles relaxing effects.  It acts systemically in this regard and is thus useful in the treatment of hypertension, bronchial spasm, dysmenorrhea, diarrhea and spastic constipation and as a carminative.  As a carminative, cinnamon is a useful companion to purgatives and is warming to the intestinal tract.  The volatile oils in cinnamon are antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. This warm, reassuring scent helps with concentration. It expels cold from the body, warms the stomach, strengthens the yang or male aspect, is good for digestion and circulation, and has analgesic, anti-bacterial (shown to be effective against candida), and anti-viral properties. It increases general vitality and stops excessive bleeding. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is called upon against pain in the lower back. Whole sticks are used in mulling spice mixes and potpourri, as well as in arts and crafts. The ground spice is use in baked goods, desserts and as a flavoring in teas, specialty coffees and other beverages. Cinnamon is also used in perfumery and to make natural blushers and foundation powders. Cinnamon can also be used as an insect repellent. You can add a few drops of cinnamon oil to your favorite lotion to help fight off mosquitoes. Just be cautious about how much you use because cinnamon can also irritate the skin. You’ll only need a few drops. If you can smell the cinnamon, you’ve used enough.  You can also take cinnamon oil and dilute it with water to create an insect repellent spray. This can be used on clothing and even plants. It’s safe to use around children and pets as well.  Cinnamon oil can also be used to kill mosquito larvae. Add a few drops to standing water where you think mosquitoes may be lurking and you’ll prevent an infestation. It’s a natural way to prevent problems from mosquitoes without using harsh chemicals. It’s also very effective. Historical Uses:  insect repellent, kills mosquito larvae, digestive stimulant, astringent, carminative, styptic, anti- H. Pylori, muscle relaxer, hypertension, bronchial spasm, dysmenorrhea, diarrhea, spastic constipation, carminative, antibacterial, antifungal, antiviral, concentration, digestion, circulation, analgesic, vitality, stops excessive bleeding, lower back pain Mystical Attributes:  Cinnamon has a long and rich history. It was mentioned in Chinese books on healing more than four thousand years ago. It was also used in Egypt and Europe. In Egypt, it was part of a mix of herbs and spices that were used to fill body cavities during mummification. Cinnamon is an incense and an energetic that meets various magical goals. The sun is typically seen as representing male or active energy and since cinnamon is a sun-related ingredient it is thought to be useful in protection magic.  For a simple cinnamon protection amulet, tie nine cinnamon sticks together and hang the bundle above your door to protect your home from unwanted people and energies. Laying cinnamon sticks along your windowsill will serve the same purpose. This magic herb was used by the pharaohs as an ingredient in kyphi, among other things, and the ancient Hebrews incorporated it into anointing oil.  It is still used as an ingredient in oils of consecration and is said to help in psychic development, clairvoyance, prophetic dreams, and for matters of sexuality. Its aphrodisiac qualities make it excellent for spells involving love and the libido, and ancient texts from Europe, Egypt, and China note its power to draw in happiness. Because of its hot, fiery nature, cinnamon is a natural ally for love and sex magic. Try turning up the heat in your love life by grinding cinnamon sticks into a chunky powder and burning the powder as incense along with equal parts of red sandalwood and myrrh. Or simply place a stick of cinnamon under your lover’s pillow and see what happens. Cinnamon is also an excellent ingredient in spells to increase your financial and personal prosperity, as these successes are also linked to the bright-hot power of the Sun.  Many Witches add a piece of cinnamon stick to magical sachets aimed at manifesting success and money. Cinnamon sticks combined with other “prosperity” ingredients such as whole cloves, ginger and orange sections can be used as a simmering potpourri to help boost your efforts in job hunting, getting a raise or making general improvements to your financial status. The powerful heat of cinnamon is strong in its ability to shine positive light into dark corners – whether of a physical dwelling or of the mind.  As such, this herb is perfect for banishing stagnant negativity and providing protection. Cinnamon is used to consecrate ritual tools, improve the energy of living space, and bring about healing. Cinnamon is one of the must-have multipurpose herbs in a green witch’s stock.  It possesses a great amount of energy, and a pinch can be added to anything to rev up the power level. Mystical Intentions:  anointing, consecration, psychic work, healing, love, lust, success, purification, protection, money, psychic awareness, clairvoyance, divination, energy, good luck, love, passion, peace, prosperity, psychic development, communication, happiness, harmony, inspiration, knowledge, meditation, spirituality, tranquility, wisdom, protection, aphrodisiac, banishing negativity, action, psychic development, prophetic dreams, sexuality, job hunting, getting a raise, sex magic, sexual energy Botany, Cultivation & Harvesting:  Cinnamomum cassia, or cinnamon, originates in southern China, is widely cultivated there and elsewhere in southern and eastern Asia (India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam). It is an evergreen tree of the Lauraceae, or Laurel family. The tree grows to 10–15 m tall with a spread of 6-10 m. Cinnamon has grayish or light brown, papery bark and hard, leathery, elongated leaves that are 10–15 cm long and have a decidedly reddish color when young. The flowers are small, yellow-white and borne in clusters, the fruit are ovoid purple berries. Cinnamon requires a low altitude and a hot, humid, tropical climate in partial shade. It grows best in loam or sandy loam soil. The best bark comes from trees in sandy soil, although loam provides more rapid growth and higher yields. Cinnamon is mainly propagated by seeds, although a plantation may plant cuttings as well. Plant seeds in a fertile soil in pots and grow in a greenhouse or tropical climate. Transplant seedlings once they are large enough to handle. The tree must be grown for two years, after which it is cut down. The next year, little shoots appear. These shoots are stripped of their thin inner bark. The harvested strips of bark are dried and become cinnamon sticks. Cinnamon sticks are curled up the way they are because this is the natural way the bark dries after being stripped from the tree. The dried sticks can also be ground into a powder. Store cinnamon sticks or cinnamon powder in an airtight container in a cool, dry place. Contraindications & Toxicity: Toxicity: Adverse effects can be nausea or gastrointestinal burning. The concentrated oil in amounts > 0.5 ml/kg body weight  can cause N/V, kidney damage, coma.  Treatment is emesis or gastric lavage, activated charcoal, cathartic, maintain hydration and electrolytes. Contraindications: Most are due to the extension of physiological effects of this herb in conditions that are exacerbated by GI stimulation (i.e. Gastritis, hyperchlorhydria, GERD, biliary obstruction, acute cholelithiasis, with high doses of the volatile oil). The volatile oil may deplete glutathione in the liver and other tissues and should only be used in small doses for short periods of time. Overdose of the volatile oil can cause nausea, vomiting, convulsions, pulmonary edema and liver damage. Interactions: The whole bark’s tannin content promotes gut motility and can interfere with absorption of many other medicines when taken simultaneously.   Constituents:  Volatile oil (up to 4% consisting of cinnamaldehyde, cinamyl acetate, cinnamyl alcohol, cuminaldehyde, eugenol, and methyleugenol), tannins, cinnzelanin, cinnzelanol, coumarin, methylhydroxychalcone polymers   **CONTAINS PIECES AND/OR POWDER.**   Sources: https://spiritartsandherbs.com/sources **IMPORTANT INFORMATON: Products are sold as curio items for entertainment purposes only and based upon historical and magical uses.  We do not imply or guarantee that any items provide specific abilities, powers, outcomes, remedies, or treatments. 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