Turmeric has the effect of activating blood circulation, promoting circulation of menstruation and relieving pain, while cinnamon has the effect of tonifying fire and assisting yang, dispersing cold and relieving pain, warming the menstruation, warming the veins and leading the fire back to the original source.
1. Turmeric can invigorate blood circulation, promote blood circulation and relieve pain. It is used in pain cases of qi stagnation and blood stasis, such as chest pain, dystocia (pain in the area of coeruleus and ribs), dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, post-partum abdominal pain, and bruises. It can also dispel wind-dampness, used in the treatment of rheumatism and paralysis, symptoms such as joint pain.
2. Cinnamon can replenish fire and help Yang, used to treat impotence, cold uterus, etc.; dispersing cold pain, used to treat abdominal pain, cold hernia, etc.. It can also warm the meridians and open the veins for treating chest paralysis (stuffy pain in the chest), lumbago, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, etc.; it can also draw fire back to the source of energy (inhibit the rising of fire evil in the kidneys), and is used for treating deficient yang upward (the relative insufficiency of yang qi affecting the head and face).
Turmeric is contraindicated in pregnant women and allergy sufferers, Cinnamon is used in cases of Yin deficiency and fire exuberance, solid heat in the interior, blood-heat paranoia (heat evil causing blood to go out abnormally) hemorrhage, pregnant women, allergy sufferers are contraindicated, and it should not be used in conjunction with Red Rock Bitternut. Use under the guidance of a physician.