Abstract: Cinnamon is not only a common seasoning in daily life, but also a traditional Chinese medicine. It tastes pungent and sweet, and has a hot nature. It is suitable for those who are usually afraid of cold, have cold limbs, hands and feet, have cold stomach pain, and have a loss of appetite. Those who eat. How to eat cinnamon effectively? Cinnamon porridge, cinnamon mutton soup, cinnamon brown sugar tea, and cinnamon wine are all good ways to eat and are also very beneficial to our body. However, when eating cinnamon, do not eat too much, otherwise it may cause acute poisoning. Let’s learn about the edible knowledge of cinnamon. 1. How to eat cinnamon effectively

(1) Cinnamon porridge

Ingredients: 5 grams of cinnamon, 60 grams of japonica rice, appropriate amount of brown sugar.

Method:

1. Wash the cinnamon first, put it in a pot and boil it for 20 minutes.

2. Then take out the cinnamon and add the washed japonica rice.

3. Bring to a boil over high heat and then simmer over low heat. Add brown sugar to taste before eating.

Efficacy: This porridge has the effect of warming the spleen and stomach, and is suitable for loss of appetite, abdominal pain, nausea, etc. that occur after the abdomen is cold.

(2) Cinnamon mutton soup

Ingredients: 5-6 grams of cinnamon, about 1 catty of mutton, appropriate amount of ginger.

Method:

1. Wash the cinnamon, mutton and ginger and set aside.

2. Then put it into the pot and cook the soup together, and then add an appropriate amount of seasoning.

Efficacy: This soup has the functions of warming the stomach, strengthening the stomach, tonifying the kidneys, dispelling cold and keeping warm, and improving abdominal cold pain. In addition, if you want better results, you can add an appropriate amount of Angelica sinensis.

(3) Cinnamon Brown Sugar Tea

Ingredients: 3 grams of cinnamon, 5 grams of brown sugar, appropriate amount of red dates, longan, etc., and a small amount of honey.

Method:

1. Boil cinnamon, brown sugar, red dates, longan, etc. together in water for 10 minutes.

2. Then you can season it with a small amount of honey.

Efficacy: This tea is suitable for regulating dysmenorrhea, chills, bloating, etc. that occur during menstruation.

(4) Cinnamon wine

Ingredients: appropriate amount of large pieces of cinnamon (or cinnamon powder), 25 ml of rice wine (or high-concentration white wine).

Method: Heat the rice wine first, add a small amount of cinnamon powder, and drink together.

Efficacy: This wine has the effect of warming yang and dispelling cold. It is suitable for treating the onset of colds after catching a cold, preventing colds and body aches after catching a cold. In addition, soaking cinnamon in high-concentration liquor can also regulate rheumatic bone pain, joint pain, low back pain, etc.

2. Who should not eat cinnamon?

Cinnamon is a warm medicine. It can cause sores in the mouth and tongue, sore throat due to phlegm and cough, blood deficiency and internal dryness, swollen eyes, and postpartum hemorrhage. People with heat symptoms should not eat cinnamon, because cinnamon mainly nourishes yang and has strong properties. Symptoms such as sores on the mouth and tongue are already symptoms of strong liver fire and excess yang over yin in the body (deficiency of yin and excess of fire). If you continue to blindly replenish yang, Otherwise, it will only aggravate the condition.

In addition, people with Sj?gren’s syndrome, lupus, diabetes, cancer, tuberculosis, menopausal syndrome, chronic liver disease, bleeding disorders, dry stool, hemorrhoids and other diseases should also eat with caution. .

Also note that cinnamon is irritating to a certain extent, so people who are weak and cannot withstand the irritation should be careful not to eat too much cinnamon. For example, pregnant women should eat less cinnamon to avoid irritating the body.

3. Contraindications of eating cinnamon

1. It is not advisable to eat it frequently. Regular consumption can easily lead to symptoms such as strong liver fire, upset and sores on the mouth and tongue.

2. It is not advisable to eat too much, and the dosage at each time should not be too much. The "Pharmacopoeia" stipulates that the amount of cinnamon taken internally is 1.5-4.5 grams each time, and the dosage of ground cinnamon is 1-1.5 grams each time. If taken too much at one time, it can cause acute poisoning, which can easily lead to dizziness, swollen and dry eyes, coughing, dry mouth, and rapid heartbeat.

3. It should not be eaten with green onions. Cinnamon and green onions act as foods to restrain each other. Eating them together will inhibit each other's respective effects.