Cinnamon

Botanical Name Cinnamomum Verum.

Common Name Cassia, Ceylon Cinnamon, Kayu Manis, Canela, Vayana.

Family Name Lauraceae

Ayurvedic/ Tcm Name Rou Gui

Also Known As: Kuei Pi

Meridians: Heart, Kidney, Liver, Spleen

Key TCM Actions & Medicinal Uses: Warms the Kidneys/Fortifies Yang: Aversion to cold, weak back, frequent urination. Fortifies Spleen Yang: poor appetite, abdominal pain, diarrhea. Wheezing due to Kidney Yang not grasping Lung Qi. Principal herb for treating floating deficient Yang: red face, wheezing, sever sweating (like oil), weak and cold lower extremities. This pattern is called Heat above and Cold below or True Cold with Illusory Heat. Used when upper body is Hot and lower part Cold.  Disperses Deep Cold/Warms the Meridians/Alleviates Pain: Deep Cold causing pain and Qi or Blood (Xue) stagnation, including amenorhea, dysmenorrhea, Yin type boils. Helps nourish Qi and Blood (Xue): used in Qi and Blood (Xue) tonics as…