Cinnamon bark, also known as cinnamon, firewood cinnamon, fragrant cinnamon, is not the bark of the cinnamon tree, but the bark of the cinnamon tree.

Cinnamon is a plant of the camphor family, varieties of geranium cinnamon, yinxiang, fine-leafed fragrant cinnamon, cinnamon or Sichuan cinnamon, etc. It has both edible and medicinal value, and will be used in food flavoring, cooking, etc. In addition, cinnamon bark is also very good for treating the deficiency of kidney and yang, fear of cold, and lumbar-shoulder pain and other diseases.

In our country cinnamon tree species is also more, including commercial cinnamon up to more than ten kinds, they are camphor family camphor genus of perennial evergreen tree plants. And in all parts of the more common species are mainly cinnamon, blunt leaf cinnamon, Yin Xiang and South China cinnamon and other 8 kinds, some are food spices, and some are mainly used in medicine.

Difference between cinnamon and cinnamon

1, the quality is different: cinnamon quality is relatively poor, people often used as seasoning. And cinnamon quality is relatively good, generally used as traditional Chinese medicine.

2, the appearance of different: cinnamon surface is black-brown, gray-white spots. And cinnamon surface is gray-brown, some rough.

3, section is different: cinnamon section is relatively flat, while cinnamon section is rough.

4, the odor is different: cinnamon odor fragrance, similar to camphor. And cinnamon odor is stronger, and there is a spicy flavor.

5, the thickness is different: cinnamon wall is thin, only 1-2 millimeters or so. And cinnamon is thicker, there are 3-8 millimeters or so.