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Cinnamon
I used to love sprinkling sugar and cinnamon on my buttered toast. I’d still love it actually but health concerns rule it out as a habit.
This seemingly gentle and harmless spice is actually a powerful and potent ingredient deserving respect and common sense.
When two cultures both revere something, it makes me pay attention. Both Indian and Chinese medicine place cinnamon in the center role as a healer. It is said that Cinnamon does many good things including lowering cholesterol and blood sugar levels, improving the brain’s functions, helping one to lose weight and alleviating headaches.
I use it in my red toothpowder because it tastes good and I impressed by the reading I’ve done on cinnamon’s antifungal and antibacterial properties. It may also prove, when combined with other ingredients)to be a good natural preservative.
Majority of the oils showed antibacterial activity against the tested strains. However Cinnamon, clove and lime oils were found to be inhibiting both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Cinnamon oil can be a good source of antibacterial agents. http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6882/6/39/
Cinnamon is caustic in concentration (essential oils) or larger quantities and, if you work with it frequently, don’t breath it because I understand it can scar lungs. Of course, I am convinced that one should not put essential oils directly on skin because by doing so you run the very real risk of developing hyper-sensitivity.
Also, it may be wise to mention to children the harm cinnamon can do as kids can sometimes come up with stupid games that involve eating large quantities of a edible product in such a way as to cause them harm. The cinnamon challenge is one such stupid “game” that could do serious damage.
