Alias Silver Cinnamon, Wood Rhinoceros, Nine Miles of Fragrance

Origin Cinnamon Osmanthus fragrans Lour. of the genus Cinnamomum in the family of Mulleinaceae is used as a medicine for its flowers, fruits and roots. The flowers are collected in the fall; the fruits in the winter; and the roots in all seasons, which are dried separately.

Flower: pungent, warm.

Fruit: pungent, sweet, warm.

Root: sweet, slightly astringent, flat.

Functions and IndicationsFlower: disperses cold and breaks knots, resolves phlegm and relieves cough. Used for toothache, cough and phlegm, menstrual closure and abdominal pain.

Fruit: warming the stomach, calming the liver, dispersing cold. Used for cold stomach pain.

Root: expelling wind-dampness, dispersing cold. Used for rheumatism, musculoskeletal pain, lumbago, kidney deficiency toothache.