Cinnamon sticks have antipyretic, analgesic, anticonvulsant, antiviral, diuretic and other pharmacological effects.
Gui Zhi is the dried young branch of Cinnamomum cinnamomi, family Camphoraceae, which has antipyretic, analgesic and anticonvulsant effects on the central nervous system, in addition to antibacterial, antiviral and diuretic effects. In addition, Chinese medicine practitioners believe that the drug can sweat and detoxify the muscles (relieving the skin’s surface of evil qi), warm the meridians and channels, help Yang to transform qi, and calm the flushing and lowering of qi.
Clinically, the drug can be used in the treatment of wind-cold flu, cold pain in the epigastric region (cold pain in the stomach and abdomen), blood-cold menstrual closure, phlegm (pathological products formed as a result of impaired metabolism of water and fluid), edema and other conditions. Caution should be taken when using it for pregnant women.
For patients who need to use Gui Zhi, it is recommended to go to a regular hospital for treatment under the help and guidance of a professional physician.