Can babies drink cinnamon water?
Babies are not allowed to eat cinnamon. Cinnamon bark has a strong aroma, which is mostly used as spice in the west and seasoning in China. Chinese medicine believes that cinnamon can warm and tonify Yuanyang and treat cold pain in waist and knees. Cinnamon bark contains nutrients such as cellulose, protein and fat, and the extracted acrylic compounds can also be used to treat some diseases. However, babies are not suitable for eating cinnamon. Cinnamon is warm, and it will absorb a lot of water after entering the intestine, which will cause constipation and stimulate the gastrointestinal mucosa after eating. Moreover, this hot ingredient will also make the baby get angry and induce eczema. Studies have shown that safrole in cinnamon can also cause cancer, so babies should avoid eating it.