Cinnamon:
1. Lowering blood sugar: cinnamon contains a substance called coumarin, which can prompt insulin secretion, thus lowering blood sugar.
2. Improve digestion: cinnamon can stimulate peristalsis, increase gastric juice secretion and promote food digestion.
3. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory: cinnamon contains volatile oils that inhibit bacteria and fungi.
4. Lowering cholesterol: The volatile oil in cinnamon bark can lower blood cholesterol levels.
Anise:
1. Improve digestion: anise can promote gastrointestinal peristalsis and increase the secretion of digestive juices, which helps to digest food.
2. Diastolic blood vessels: Anise contains volatile oils that can dilate blood vessels and promote blood circulation.
3. Antibacterial and anti-inflammatory: the volatile oil in star anise has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects.
4. Analgesic: The volatile oil in star anise can relieve pain, such as headache and menstrual pain.
Contraindications:
1. Contraindicated for pregnant women: cinnamon and star anise both have the effect of stimulating uterine contractions, pregnant women should avoid eating.
2. Gastric ulcer patients: cinnamon and anise will increase gastric acid secretion, aggravate gastric ulcer symptoms.
3. Liver disease patients: cinnamon and star anise will stimulate liver metabolism, patients with impaired liver function should eat less or avoid eating.