No: Cinnamon bark, also known as cinnamon, official cinnamon or fragrant cinnamon, is one of the earliest spices used by mankind. Cinnamon bark was mentioned in historical records from 2800 BC; the name cinnamon was also mentioned in the Western Bible and ancient Egyptian literature. Before the Qin Dynasty, cinnamon has been used as a meat flavoring in China, along with ginger.

Functions: Cinnamon because it contains volatile oils and fragrant, can make meat dishes to remove fishy and unctuous, fragrant and tasty, and then people's appetite. Adding cinnamon in moderation to the daily diet may help prevent or delay type II diabetes caused by old age. According to the British magazine New Scientist: cinnamon can reactivate the ability of fat cells to respond to insulin, greatly accelerating the metabolism of glucose. Adding 1/4 to 1 tsp of ground cinnamon to a drink or liquid food every day may have a preventive effect on type II diabetes. Cinnamon contains phenylacrylic acid compounds, which have a therapeutic effect on prostate hyperplasia, and can increase blood flow to prostate tissues and promote improved blood flow to local tissues. Chinese medicine people, cinnamon is hot, with ambiguous stomach and dispel cold blood and tendon relief, blood circulation and pain and diarrhea functions.

Suitable for people: the general public can eat.

Suitable amount: one small piece (about 5 grams) each time.

Moist and moldy cinnamon should not be eaten. The amount should not be too much, too much flavor will affect the dish itself in the flavor. Cinnamon has a strong aroma and contains safrole, which can cause cancer, so the less you eat, the better, and should not be consumed for a long time. Cinnamon is hot, so it should be avoided in summer. Cinnamon has the effect of activating the blood, pregnant women eat less.