⛩️Kampo / Japanese Medicine
Cinnamon (Keihi)
Cinnamomum cassia
About Cinnamon (Keihi)
Cinnamon (Keihi) (Cinnamomum cassia) is a herb used in the Kampo / Japanese Medicine tradition to help with Circulation, Pain, Diabetes, and Cold Extremities. The bark is the part traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Cinnamomum cassia, called Chinese cassia or Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree originating in southern China and widely cultivated there and elsewhere in South and Southeast Asia. It is one of several species of Cinnamomum used primarily for its aromatic bark, which is used as a spice. The buds are also used as a spice, especially in India, and were used by the ancient Romans.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Bark · internal