Cistanchis and cinnamon have no contraindications in clinical application, and can be taken together under the guidance of physician if necessary.
Cistanchis is warm in nature, sweet and salty in taste, and belongs to the kidney and large intestine meridians. It has the effects of tonifying kidney yang, benefiting essence and blood, moistening the intestines and laxatives. It is mainly used for treating kidney yang deficiency, essence and blood deficiency, impotence and infertility, lumbar and knee soreness, muscle and bone weakness, intestinal dryness and constipation. The adverse effects and contraindications of Cistanchis are not clear. It is forbidden to be taken by people with yin deficiency and fire, loose stools, or constipation due to hot constipation.
Cinnamon is hot in nature, pungent and sweet in taste, and belongs to the kidney, spleen, heart and liver meridians. It has the effects of tonifying fire and assisting yang, inducing fire to return to the source (inhibiting the rising of fire evil from the kidneys), dispersing cold and relieving pain, and warming the meridians.
It can be used for treating impotence, coldness in the uterus, cold pain in the waist and knees, asthma due to deficiency of the kidneys, deficiency of yang (relative deficiency of yang qi affecting the head and face), dizziness and redness in the eyes and eyes, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency of cold, cold hernia, abdominal pain due to deficiency of coldness in the internal organs and acute abdominal pain caused by external wind-cold, menstrual pain and menstrual closure, and paralysis caused by cold-dampness and paralysis, among others.
The adverse reactions and contraindications of Cinnamon are not clear. It should be used with caution for those who are suffering from yin deficiency and fire exuberance, solid heat in the body, bleeding tendency and pregnant women; and should not be used in conjunction with red stone resin.
From the efficacy of Cistanche and cinnamon and contraindications, the two have no contraindications, can be based on the needs of the condition, in accordance with medical advice in taking together.
Drugs should be taken under the guidance of a physician, do not self-medication, to avoid causing adverse consequences.