Photo: Toni Cuenca

Is cinnamon warming or cooling?

A warming spice with sweet, pungent, and bitter flavors, cinnamon is excellent at revving up digestion. Because of its warming properties, it's pacifying for Kapha and good for balancing Vata as well.

mapi.com - 3 Surprising Ayurvedic Benefits of Cinnamon - Maharishi Ayurveda

What is a good net worth to retire?

Retirement experts have offered various rules of thumb about how much you need to save: somewhere near $1 million, 80% to 90% of your annual pre-...

Last updated Mar 6, 2022

What is the healthiest food in the world?

Lemons. Lemons have been widely regarded in the health industry as the world's healthiest food. The sour fruit is an alkalising powerfood; they...

Last updated May 6, 2020

Awaken your dormant DNA ability to attract wealth effortlessly

The simple yet scientifically proven Wealth DNA method laid out in the report allows you to effortlessly start attracting the wealth and abundance you deserve.

Learn More »

Promotion

Cinnamon’s sweet, spicy flavor is popular in pastries, curries, and lattes worldwide—but did you know that the plant’s therapeutic properties have been lauded in Ayurveda for thousands of years?

Cinnamomum verum, or “true cinnamon,” is a bushy, tropical evergreen tree that’s native to India and Sri Lanka. Like bamboo, cinnamon is a wonderfully sustainable plant. Forests of cinnamon grow naturally and do not require agrochemicals. Regionally, cinnamon is often called the “grass of Kerinci,” because it grows back almost immediately after being cut. In Ayurveda, the fragrant bark of the cinnamon tree is often used to enhance the bioavailability of other ingredients in traditional formulas; you’ll find it in many of our synergistic formulas. Cinnamon can also be used on its own for therapeutic value, whether in teas, churnas (spice mixtures), tablets, or via an aromatherapy diffuser.

Let’s explore some of cinnamon’s chief Ayurvedic uses.

1. IT STOKES DIGESTIVE FIRES

A warming spice with sweet, pungent, and bitter flavors, cinnamon is excellent at revving up digestion. Because of its warming properties, it’s pacifying for Kapha and good for balancing Vata as well. Pitta types can consume cinnamon, too, but in relatively smaller quantities. In Ayurveda, cinnamon is used in a variety of different ways to balance digestion and pacify the stomach. For a little digestion boost, you can sprinkle ground cinnamon powder on rice and vegetables, combining it with complementary spices like ginger, cloves, black pepper, saffron, and nutmeg. It’s also delicious in smoothies (think coconut-vanilla), nut milkshakes, and desserts like pies and rice pudding. For your convenience, our Kapha Churna and Vata Churna spice mixtures contain cinnamon and other warming spices, as well as each of the six Ayurvedic tastes. If you’d like a little more of a digestive boost, try our Organic Cinnamon tablets. Pure cinnamon taken in this form helps detox the GI tract while strengthening your digestion, improving absorption, and helping to keep your blood sugar levels healthy. Cinnamon is also an ingredient in our Herbal Di-Gest and Flora Tone formulas.

2. IT HELPS CLEAR RESPIRATORY PASSAGES

Why does money make you powerful?

The reason that money holds such a power over people is that it provides them with power – to do what they want to do, whatever that may be. Some...

Last updated Nov 25, 2018

What colour is anxiety?

color gray The colors we use to describe emotions may be more useful than you think, according to new research. The study found that people with or...

Last updated Jun 20, 2019

Awaken your dormant DNA ability to attract wealth effortlessly

The simple yet scientifically proven Wealth DNA method laid out in the report allows you to effortlessly start attracting the wealth and abundance you deserve.

Learn More »

Promotion

There’s a reason cinnamon is so popular in cool weather! Its warming properties comfort, soothe, and help clear out the airways. Cinnamon can be combined with other warming botanicals like ginger and pepper and boiled into an herbal tea when you’re feeling under the weather.You’ll also find cinnamon in many traditional formulas that are designed to promote clear respiratory passages, such as Chyawanprash (a powerful respiratory tonic), Clear Breathe (an invigorating aroma blend), Clear Throat (a throat syrup that’s rich in antioxidants), and our Sniffle Free Aroma Not just for cold weather, cinnamon is an important ingredient in our year-round Aller-Defense and Aller-GI, both of which help build up allergen resistance. Joint discomfort can sometimes be caused by the accumulation of ama (digestive impurities) around the joints. Because cinnamon strengthens digestion and absorption, it can help prevent ama from accumulating in the first place. It’s also very stimulating and helps promote healthy circulation.For these reasons, cinnamon is included in our Flexcel and Muscle Ease Balm , two traditional formulas that support healthy joints and bones.

Cinnamon—an Ayurvedic All-Star

You might be surprised to learn that cinnamon is an important ingredient in many more traditional Ayurvedic preparations of all kinds. A quick search for the word “cinnamon” on this site will reveal that the botanical is an ingredient in lots of formulas, ranging from Mind Plus to Deep Rest and Amrit Nectar Paste. So the next time you’re savoring a bowl of rice pudding or sipping warm milk with cinnamon, remember the many health benefits you’re reaping! © 1999, 2021 Maharishi AyurVeda Products International, Inc. (MAPI). All Rights Reserved. MAPI does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. Products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease. See additional information.

mapi.com - 3 Surprising Ayurvedic Benefits of Cinnamon - Maharishi Ayurveda

Is spilling oil Good luck?

Spilling oil from the container onto the floor is a sign of bad luck and ill omen. Aug 2, 2016

Last updated Oct 2, 2020

Does honey cinnamon water really work?

Honey and cinnamon each have multiple health benefits, many of which are backed by science. Both of these ingredients are especially useful for...

Last updated Jul 7, 2019

Awaken your dormant DNA ability to attract wealth effortlessly

The simple yet scientifically proven Wealth DNA method laid out in the report allows you to effortlessly start attracting the wealth and abundance you deserve.

Learn More »

Promotion

What are the 4 forms of truth?

Truth be told there are four types of truth; objective, normative, subjective and complex truth. Jul 1, 2021

Last updated Jan 30, 2020

Awaken your dormant DNA ability to attract wealth effortlessly

The simple yet scientifically proven Wealth DNA method laid out in the report allows you to effortlessly start attracting the wealth and abundance you deserve.

Learn More »

Promotion

Can I give my daughter 100k?

The Annual Gift Limits In 2021, the annual gifting limit is $15,000 but that amount can change from year to year. Many people assume that as long...

Last updated Mar 26, 2022