Cinnamon sticks and cinnamon infusion has a certain dispersal of cold pain, warm through the meridian effect, the specific effect is different depending on the individual’s physical condition, the efficacy of taking infusion is limited, it is recommended that the decoction to take.
Cinnamon is pungent, sweet, warm, with sweating, warm through the meridians, help Yang qi effect; cinnamon is pungent, sweet, hot, with warming and dispersing cold (to warm the spleen and stomach of the medicine to dispel the cold), qi and pain effect. Gui Zhi and Cinnamon are strong in pungency and warmth, and pungency and warmth help heat, easily depleting yin and blood, so it is contraindicated for those who have a lot of heat, and is forbidden for pregnant women and those who have too much menstruation.
The two can be used together to dissipate cold pain, warm through the meridians, suitable for wind-dampness and cold paralysis and other cold cases, it is recommended that the decoction is taken.
It should be noted that cinnamon sticks and cinnamon are too warm, long-term or large amounts of consumption, may lead to fire, mainly manifested as sore throat or mouth and tongue sores. It is recommended to take them under the guidance of professional physicians.