Cinnamon is used as herb and in food to add spice and taste. Cinnamon is one of the oldest used spices.Cinnamon is found in the kitchen. Cinnamon is mainly grown in India, Brazil, Sri Lanka , Egypt. Cinnamon in hindi is called as Dalchini .Cinnamon is used by people all over the world of different cultures. Cinnamon is very beneficial in variety of ways . Cinnamon has lot of health benefits.Some of the health benefits of Cinnamon are as follows
1.Hair loss - Cinnamon is very beneficial for hair. Cinnamon oil is can be used with olive oil and honey to make paste which can be applied to hair which helps in hair loss or to people suffering from the problem of baldness. Such paste containing cinnamon oil can be applied once or twice a week before bath and hair should be washed within 10 to 15 minutes.
2. Anti - clotting - Cinnamon is very beneficial in forming blood cloth. It contains the nutrients which help to restrict the flow of blood from body when one suffers from injury. Cinnamon helps in stopping bleeding and thus helps in healing.
3. Helpful for pimples - Cinnamon contains the properties of blood purifier So it can be used when some one is suffering from pimples.
4. Helps to figth against infections - Cinnamon due to its anti-septic , anti-bacterial problems is helpful to fight the infections that happen in body internally and externally.It helps in destroying the germs in the body.
5. Reduces Cholesterol - Cinnamon is helpful in reducing the Cholesterol level. Cinnamon can be taken with honey or tea for reducing Cholesterol. Patients suffering from the problem of obesity can use Cinnamon for reducing Cholesterol.
6. Toothache- Cinnamon is also beneficial in the problem of toothache. It helps to get some reflief from the problem of toothache. It is applied on the tooth which is suffering from the problem.
7. Helpful to the patients of Diabetes - Cinnamon is helpful to control the blood sugar level in the body. Doctors prescribe Cinnamon to the people suffering from diabetes. Many people suffering from diabetes have been benefited from the consumption of cinnamon.
8. Mouth refreshner - Cinnamon is helpful to give mouth a refreshment . It is used in chewing gums which helps in removing the bad breath from the mouth.
9. Helpful to people suffering from heart diseases - It has been seen that the fiber content in cinnamon is helpful to the people suffering from heart diseases. It is helpful in preventing heart diseases and maintaining a proper blood pressure level.
10. Cold problems - Cinnamon is helpful when one is suffering from cold problem like having sore throat or sough.
Thus Cinnamon is very beneficial to the health in variety of ways.