Chenpi and cinnamon are not the same, the differences between the two are as follows:

I. The nature of the two is different

Chenpi is a traditional Chinese medicine.

Cinnamon, on the other hand, is a seasoning and an edible spice, mainly used in cooking.

Second, the source of the two are different

Pericarp is the dried ripe fruit peel of orange and its cultivated varieties in the family of Rutaceae, commonly known as citrus fruit ripening peel after tanning of the skin obtained.

Cinnamon bark for the camphor family, camphor plant geranium cinnamon, yinxiang, fine-leafed fragrant cinnamon or Sichuan cinnamon and other bark of the tree.

Three, the appearance of the two are different

Chenpi in the daily usually see is in the form of strips, the appearance of orange-red or reddish-brown, the inner surface of the yellowish-white, the texture is brittle, softened by moisture.

Cinnamon bark gray-brown or yellowish-yellow, yellowish-white, intact cinnamon bark curled into a tube, incomplete is flaky, smell aromatic odor.

Four, the role of the two are different

Chenpi has the qi and spleen, dry dampness and phlegm effect, so the role of medicinal use.

Cinnamon as a spice and seasoning, usually in the role of cooking, such as cooking with star anise flavor when put together, to enhance the effect of flavor, in addition to Western food is also commonly used cinnamon ground into a powder to enhance the flavor of aroma.

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