Several related trees, notably the Indonesian cinnamon (Cinnamomum burmannii) and Chinese cinnamon or cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum or Cinnamomum cassia)
A small evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India, Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum zeylanicum, belonging to the family Lauraceae
A spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder. The word is commonly used as trade name for spices made of any of the species above. The product made of Cinnamomum verum is sometimes referred to as true cinnamon
This herb contains oils containing the terpenoids eugenol and cinnamaldehyde It is these two terpenoids that are believed to give Cinnamon its strong medicinal abilities HISTORY: Cinnamon is one of the oldest recorded herbs Records indicate its use medicinally more than 4000 years ago INTERNAL USE: Cinnamon can be taken as a powder, tea or This herb is used for arthritis, diarrhea, diabetes, fever, yeast Infections, and menstrual problems
This spice comes from the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree Ceylon cinnamon is buff-colored and has a mildly sweet flavor Cassia cinnamon is dark red and is stronger in flavor Cassia is the most common U S variety
tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon
Cinnamon is a sweet spice used for flavouring food. a sweet-smelling brown substance used for giving a special taste to cakes and other sweet foods (kinnamon). Bushy evergreen tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum) of the laurel family. Native to Sri Lanka, India, and Burma, cinnamon is also cultivated in South America and the West Indies for the spice consisting of its dried inner bark. The light-brown spice has a delicately fragrant aroma and warm, sweet flavor. It was once more valuable than gold. Today cinnamon is used to flavor various foods. In Europe and the U.S. it is especially popular in bakery goods. The oil is distilled from bark fragments for use in food, liqueur, perfume, and drugs
The inner tender bark of the cinnamon tree This aromatic spice is powdered and used both in sweets (cakes and puddings) and savouries as well as in curries In pulaos, cinnamon is mostly used whole instead of being powdered The piece is removed from the dish just before serving
One of the earliest known spices, cinnamom has an aromatic and sweet flavour It is sold ready-ground and as sticks
cinnamomum cassia tree baking, stews, other spice blends, court bouillon, pickling, chutney, relishes (powdered or sticks), drinks (spiced cider) d
- is available powdered or in sticks It is a member of the laurel or Lauraceae family and grows on the island of Sri Lanka and along the southwestern coast of India The inner bark or the tree yields the "bark cinnamon" sold in scroll-like sticks Break these scrolls inn as small pieces as possible and then grind them in a spice mill or cleaned coffee mill
a spice from the dried aromatic bark of the cinnamon tree, either rolled into strips or ground into a powder
spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground tropical Asian tree with aromatic yellowish-brown bark; source of the spice cinnamon aromatic bark used as a spice
Description: Bark from the Ceylon (buff colored) or Cassia tree (dark reddish-brown) Flavor: Aromatic, pungent, sweet Uses: Cakes, cookies, hot drinks, pies, vegetables (carrots, winter squash, sweet potatoes)
spice from the dried aromatic bark of the Ceylon cinnamon tree; used as rolled strips or ground
A New World fern (Osmunda cinnamomea) having narrow, spore-bearing, cinnamon-colored leaves in early spring, which are later encircled by wider sterile green leaves
New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
hardy Chinese vine naturalized in United States and cultivated as an ornamental climber for its glossy heart-shaped cinnamon-scented leaves and in the tropics for its edible tubers