It has the effects of sweating and relieving muscles, warming the meridians, assisting yang to transform qi, and calming the flushing and lowering qi. It is often used in wind-cold cold, cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, blood-cold menstrual closure, joint paralysis, phlegm, edema, palpitations and so on.

The dried shoots of Cinnamomum cassiae are used in medicine, the shoots are cut in spring and summer, dried in the sun or in the shade, and sliced into thin slices or small segments. Pungent, sweet, warm. Attributes to the heart, lung and bladder meridians.

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Cinnamon prefers warm, humid and sunny environments, and does not tolerate drought or cold, so it is suitable for cultivation in subtropical frost-free areas. In addition to climate, the topography of the terrain for the growth of cinnamon also has a very obvious impact. Growing in different altitudes, slope direction, slope position of the cinnamon, its growth situation is very different.

Low-altitude mountainous hills with good water conditions and fertile soil are the ideal growing environment for cinnamon. Slope direction to the northeast slope is preferred, downhill cinnamon on the general growth of the best. As a deep-rooted plant, cinnamon is suitable for deep, permeable, well-drained sandy soil, and acidic red sandy loam is the best. As a result, cinnamon planted in the mountains is of better quality than in the plains.

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