Cinnamon has a long history and has been part of Eastern medicine for thousands of years. Since ancient times, physicians have used cinnamon to help treat conditions such as melancholy, depression to being overweight. Whether in the form of essential oils, tinctures, teas or herbs, cinnamon can provide many beneficial effects.
What is Cinnamon Essential Oil?
Liquid, viscous, yellow. Extracted from Cinnamon Bark. This plant mainly grows in tropical monsoon regions. In Vietnam, patchouli can be grown everywhere, but the quality of the essential oil depends on the microclimate. Cinnamon essential oil produced by Bioremake company is extracted from Que Nam Tra my, Quang Nam.
Cinnamon essential oil is extracted from the bark of the tree and consists of three main components: cinnamaldehyde, eugenol and linalool. These components make up about 85% of the composition of cinnamon essential oil. The ratio of each ingredient depends on the part from which the plant is extracted.
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The bark mainly contains: cinnamaldehyde
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The leaves mainly contain: eugenol
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Roots mainly contain: camphor
Not only in the perfumery, cosmetics, and food industries; Medical experts and herbalists also appreciate patchouli essential oil very highly because of the great values it brings.
Benefits of uses Cinnamon Essential Oil
1. Good for the Heart
An animal study published in 2014 found that cinnamon essential oil was able to lower total cholesterol and bad cholesterol (LDL) while increasing good cholesterol (HDL). This makes it one of the best essential oils for heart health. You can view that study here.
Cinnamon essential oil has also been shown to increase the production of Nitric Oxide (NO). A substance that works to increase blood flow, increase blood circulation to cells, thereby reducing the risk of heart attack and stroke. In addition, this essential oil also has anti-inflammatory, anti-platelet aggregation properties that help protect the arteries of the heart.
2. Reduce blood sugar, support diabetes treatment
Studies conducted on both humans and animals have demonstrated that: Cinnamon essential oil has the ability to increase insulin secretion. Thereby helping to lower blood sugar, keep blood sugar balance, help reduce cravings.
You can use pure cinnamon essential oil in your daily food to take advantage of its blood sugar-lowering benefits. However, do not overdo it because it can cause severe hypoglycemia. (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29605574/)
3. Uses Cinnamon Essential Oil for Skin, lip and hair care
Cinnamon essential oil has anti-inflammatory properties, so it can become a natural remedy to improve skin problems like dermatitis, rashes, acne. Once a week, gently massage your face with cinnamon essential oil and another carrier oil (coconut oil, almond oil, grape oil) to promote skin health.
Other way, this oil can also be used to condition hair. Many beauty magazines have suggested that people can use pungent oils like cinnamon to promote health and hair growth.
Make yourself a special hair treatment recipe consisting of cinnamon oil and almond oil, apply evenly to the hair shaft and then rinse after 30 minutes.
4. Uses Cinnamon Essential Oil Supports weight loss
Cinnamon essential oil has a weight loss effect thanks to the following 2 mechanisms:
- It helps balance blood sugar, lower blood sugar, reduce cravings. Helps replace sugar in food.
- A study in the journal Metabolism demonstrated that cinnamaldehyde (a component of cinnamon essential oil) has the ability to increase thermogenesis and metabolism in the subcutaneous fat layer of humans. Thereby helping to reduce fat, fight obesity.
5. Support the treatment of stomach ulcers
One of the main causes of stomach ulcers is the bacteria Helicobacter pylori (HP). A trial of 15 patients with peptic ulcer disease who tested positive for the bacteria looked at the effects of taking 40 mg of cinnamon extract for 4 weeks. The results showed that although cinnamon essential oil did not completely destroy HP bacteria, it did limit the invasion and attack of this bacteria.
A study published in 2000 also showed that a substance called eugenol (a component of cinnamon essential oil) has the ability to reduce the number and severity of ulcers.
6. Uses Cinnamon Essential Oil for Deodorize, Antiseptic, Anti-Parasite
Many studies have proven that cinnamon essential oil or cinnamon extract has the ability to inhibit the growth of some harmful parasites.
A study published in 2014 demonstrated that a combination of ginger and cinnamon essential oils inhibited the growth of the parasite worms (G. lamblia). One cause of intestinal infection.
Research has also shown that cinnamon essential oil has the ability to fight the growth of the malaria parasite called Plasmodium falciparum. Researchers have found that this essential oil disrupts their amino acid biosynthesis.
7. Cinnamon essential oil reduces stress, prevents depression
Aromatherapy has long been used to relieve stress and depression. Massage with aromatherapy oil extracted from cinnamon will help you feel much more relaxed, thereby removing some of the heavy feeling present in your mind.
Essential oils, including cinnamon, possess volatile compounds that will penetrate the body’s mouth, skin, and sense of smell. In this way, the oil can help prevent depression more effectively.
8. Natural aphrodisiac
In Indian Hindu medicine (also known as Ayurvedic) cinnamon is recommended for sexual dysfunction in men. Is this believable?
An animal study published in 2013 showed that cinnamon essential oil has the potential to treat impotence in men. Subjects in the study were animals with signs of age-related sexual impotence, and cinnamon essential oil extract was shown to improve sexual function in terms of both libido and erection.
9. Improves Digestion
If you are experiencing discomfort due to accidentally enjoying some foods that are difficult to digest, cinnamon oil can help you solve this problem. Add 1-2 drops of oil to a cup of warm water or tea, then take small sips to help soothe the stomach, making the digestive system work more smoothly.
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This article is for informational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical diagnosis or treatment.