Ingredient Spotlight

Cinnamon Cassia / Rou Gui

why we love it

Cinnamon is a versatile and warming spice revered for its antioxidant properties and its ability to support overall comfort and vitality.

Traditionally Supports:

  • Menstrual ease

  • Digestive well-being

  • Overall support

  • Hormonal balance

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How It's Used

In Chinese herbal traditions, Rou Gui (Cinnamon) is cherished for its ability to warm the kidneys, spleen, and heart while strengthening Yang energy. It is traditionally used to disperse deep cold, promote comfort, and support the natural generation of Qi and Blood for overall balance and vitality.

In Western herbal practices, Cinnamon Cassia is appreciated for its versatile support, often used to maintain natural balance during the menstrual cycle and promote everyday well-being. Its potential to encourage comfort and resilience makes it a valued herb in holistic routines.

Fun Fact: Cinnamon oil, specifically Eugenol, has been historically used by dentists as a local anesthetic and antiseptic due to its soothing properties.

How we use it

"Cinnamon is a highly powerful antioxidant, even outranking garlic and oregano in the Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC), which ranks all foods according to their antioxidant capacity."

- Dr Liem Le, DAOM, MS

What the research says

Proven by 211  studies (and counting), doctors of all backgrounds can finally agree on the healing properties of this powerful herb.

In vitro studies have demonstrated that cinnamon has antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory,, antimicrobial, antitumor, and antiestrogenic properties.
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Additional studies reported benefits of cinnamon extracts in decreasing insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (POCS); in improving metabolic syndrome; for reducing dental plaque and gingivitis in healthy adults ; and topical use of a cinnamon ointment alleviated perineal pain and improved healing of episiotomy incision in postpartum women.
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Cinnamon has antibacterial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria responsible for human infectious diseases.
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Two trimeric proanthocyanidins, cinnamtannin B-1 and cinnamtannin D-1, have been isolated from the bark of Cinnamomum cassia along with the known tetramer parameritannin A-1 and possess significant in vitro inhibitory activity against cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) at micromolar concentrations.
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