Cinnamon drug interactions and contraindications

Cinnamon

Herbal Constituents and Uses | Contraindications

Common Name:	Cinnamon	Photo gallery
Genus / Species:	Cinnamonium zeylandicum
Part Used:	Bark, essential oil
Energetics:	Spicy, sweet, hot or warming
Meridians:	Spleen, kidney, liver, bladder
Active Constituents	Volatile oil (1.5%) including cinnamic aldehyde, eugenol and benzaldehyde. Tannins (2%) Mucilage
Medical Use:	Counter-irritant Carminative Antispasmodic Astringent Anti-diabetic Loss of appetite
Dose:	Tincture, essential oil, infusion. Tincture 2.5mls(1/2 tsp) to 5ml (1 tsp) daily. G.E.M. Tincture 1:5 (g/ml) 3.3 to 6.7mls 3 times daily. Essential oil 0.05 to 0.2ml daily. A.C. Tincture 20 drops with water 4 times daily. Infusion 0.5 cup 2 to 3 times daily. Powder 0.25 teaspoon 2 to 3 times daily in water. Essential oil dab on for wasp stings as required.

Contraindications

1) Avoid during pregnancy due to this herb's emmenagogue effects.
E Safe in cooking.
2) Avoid with nursing mothers as this herb may cause allergic hypersensitivity due to its cinnamein content. E.
3) Avoid with stomach and intestinal ulcers due to its stomachic effect. E.
4) Prolonged use of this herb may cause tissue irritation due to potential toxicity.
5) Gastro-intestinal irritation may result where large amounts of the pure essential oil are ingested, causing violent vomiting and possible kidney irritation.

This herb is harmless when used in low doses as with cooking and teas.

The information contained in these pages is an indication of possible contraindications, but if you are at all concerned about any herb and its suitability for personal use please contact a herbal practitioner in your area or contact us.