http://www.blogofherbs.com/herbs/herb-of-the-week-rou-gui-cinnamon-bar Blog about herbs, health, and alternative medicine info Wed, 01 Jun 2011 23:20:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.blogofherbs.com/herbs/herb-of-the-week-rou-gui-cinnamon-bar/comment-page-1#comment-17422 Karen Vaughan, L.Ac. Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:27:27 +0000 http://www.blogofherbs.com/?p=316#comment-17422 Culinary cinnamon, even the Vietnamese kind is not strong enough to bring fire to the mingmen (kidney vital fire). The cinnamon bark in a roll the size of your forearm is very different in heat and aromatics from the small cinnamon sticks in the spice section. Those substitute fairly well for gui zhi cinnamon twigs. I have seen a middle version in Chinese grocery stores which are thicker and older than the typical spice version of cinnamon stick, apparently from young branches, but lack the ability to warm the kidneys stongly. It's all good, just different. Culinary cinnamon, even the Vietnamese kind is not strong enough to bring fire to the mingmen (kidney vital fire). The cinnamon bark in a roll the size of your forearm is very different in heat and aromatics from the small cinnamon sticks in the spice section. Those substitute fairly well for gui zhi cinnamon twigs. I have seen a middle version in Chinese grocery stores which are thicker and older than the typical spice version of cinnamon stick, apparently from young branches, but lack the ability to warm the kidneys stongly. It’s all good, just different.

]]> http://www.blogofherbs.com/herbs/herb-of-the-week-rou-gui-cinnamon-bar/comment-page-1#comment-4687 john Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:10:57 +0000 http://www.blogofherbs.com/?p=316#comment-4687 Great article - thanks - john (author of '100 Herbs of Power') Great article – thanks – john (author of ’100 Herbs of Power’)

]]> http://www.blogofherbs.com/herbs/herb-of-the-week-rou-gui-cinnamon-bar/comment-page-1#comment-4676 Bridget Reno Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:28:20 +0000 http://www.blogofherbs.com/?p=316#comment-4676 It's amazing how a simple household spice such as cinnamon can be useful in so many ways. There are so many different <a href="http://handsonaromatherapy.com" rel="nofollow"> herbs, oils and minerals</a> out there that can cure almost any condition. Cures such as these are for the most part without negative side effects. This is the complete opposite of most modern day medicines. A lot of these modern day medicines have worst side effects then the previous condition itself. Once again, alternative medicines have proven to be more beneficial in the long run to the body. It’s amazing how a simple household spice such as cinnamon can be useful in so many ways. There are so many different herbs, oils and minerals out there that can cure almost any condition. Cures such as these are for the most part without negative side effects. This is the complete opposite of most modern day medicines. A lot of these modern day medicines have worst side effects then the previous condition itself. Once again, alternative medicines have proven to be more beneficial in the long run to the body.

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