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	Cinnamon
		Cinnamon is the dried bark of various laurel trees in the cinnamomun family.
		Cinnamon sticks are made from long pieces of bark that are rolled, pressed, and dried.
		The Cinnamon used in North America is from the cassia tree which is grown in Vietnam, China, Indonesia, and Central America.
	www.culinarycafe.com /Spices_Herbs/Cinnamon.html (262 words)

	Cinnamon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cinnamon is harvested by growing the tree for two years and then coppicing it.
		Cinnamon sticks (or quills) have many thin layers and can easily be made into powder using a coffee or spice grinder whereas cassia sticks are much harder, made up of one thick layer, capable of damaging a spice or coffee grinder.
		When powdered bark is treated with tincture of iodine (a test for starch), little effect is visible in the case of pure cinnamon of good quality, but when cassia is present a deep-blue tint is produced, the intensity of the coloration depending on the proportion of cassia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cinnamon (1336 words)

	McCormick - Spice Encyclopedia - Cinnamon
		Cinnamon is the dried inner bark of various evergreen trees belonging to the genus Cinnamomum.
		Cinnamon is used in moles, garam masala, and berbere.
		Cinnamon is characteristically woody, musty and earthy in flavor and aroma.
	www.mccormick.com /content.cfm?id=8202 (262 words)

	Cinnamon Encyclopedia Articles @ NaturalResearch.org (Natural Research) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Ceylon cinnamon, using only the thin inner bark, has a finer, less dense and more crumbly texture, and is considered to be less strong than cassia[2].
		Cassia is generally a medium to light reddish brown, and as the whole bark is used, is thicker (2-3 mm thick) and hard and woody in texture.
		Cultivation of the cinnamon tree spread to other areas, the more common cassia bark became more acceptable to consumers, and coffee, tea, sugar and chocolate began to outstrip the popularity of traditional spices.
	www.naturalresearch.org /encyclopedia/Cinnamon (1044 words)

	cinnamon
		Cinnamon is the inner bark of a tropical evergreen tree.
		Cinnamon was known in medieval Europe, where it was a staple ingredient, along with ginger, in many recipes.
		Cinnamon is from a tropical evergreen tree of the laurel family growing up to 7m (56 ft) in its wild state.
	www.theepicentre.com /Spices/cinnamon.html (1010 words)

	Cinnamon
		The consumption of cinnamon already had a long history in Europe by the time that the Portuguese arrived at Ceylon, the source of the spice, in the early years of the sixteenth century.
		Cinnamon is mentioned in several books of the Bible, for instance as an ingredient in Moses' anointing oils and as a token of friendship between lovers or friends.
		Cinnamon also was reported to cure various ailments during the Middle Ages, including coughs and indigestion.
	www.bell.lib.umn.edu /Products/cinnamon.html (1487 words)

	Economic Botany Leaflets
		Cinnamon is the common name for the trees and shrubs that belong to the genus Cinnamomum of the Laurel family (Lauraceae).
		Cinnamon is one of the oldest herbal medicines known, having been mentioned in Chinese texts as long as 4,000 years ago (4).
		Cinnamon oil is one of the most powerful stimulants there is. It is often used as a stimulant in paralysis of the tongue, or to deaden the nerve in a toothache.
	www.siu.edu /~ebl/leaflets/cinna.htm (1624 words)

	Medicinal Spices Exhibit - UCLA Biomedical Library: History & Special Collections
		Cinnamon is usually regarded as the bark of the Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree; it is known as canela in Portugal and Spain, cannelle in France, and Zimt in Germany.
		Currently, in America cinnamon is mainly used to flavor desserts and condiment, while powder and quills (which may be cassia) are fashionable components of expensive drinks of coffee.
		Cinnamon and cassia extracts have been used medically to treat gastrointestinal problems and as a specific for diarrhea, but their value is marginal.
	unitproj.library.ucla.edu /biomed/spice/index.cfm?displayID=5 (860 words)

	Spices at Penzeys Spices Cinnamon
		For cinnamon sticks, the upper branches are carefully cut and the inner bark removed, which curls naturally into quills.
		Cassia cinnamon is native to Southeast Asia, especially southern China and northern Vietnam, and has the strong, spicy-sweet flavor most Americans are familiar with.
		We stock the top Korintje A grade, although there are also the lower B and C grades, which are the types of cinnamon usually sold in supermarkets in the U.S. From the mountain slopes, where it is harvested, it is trucked down to the port town of Padang where it is graded and washed.
	www.penzeys.com /cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeyscinnamon.html (619 words)

	Cinnamon/Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cinnamon comes from the bark of a small Southeast Asian evergreen tree and is available as an oil, extract, or dried powder.
		For example, cinnamon has been found to be active against Candida albicans, the fungus responsible for vaginal yeast infections and thrush (oral yeast infection), Helicobacter pylori, the bacteria that causes stomach ulcers, and even head lice.
		Until cinnamon is tested in double-blind human trials, we can't conclude that it can successfully treat these or any other infections.
	www.al-hikmah.org /cinnamon-cinnamomum-zeylanicum.asp (414 words)

	Cinnamon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cinnamon is most useful for skin and internal care in grounded or powdered form.
		Cinnamon is prescribed for asthma, paralysis, malaria, gonorrhea, german measles, sore throat, excessive menstruation, uterus disorders and infertility (it strengthens semen and the uterus).
		It soothes indigestion, controls blood sugar in diabetics, prevents stomach ulcers, wards off urinary tract infections, increases urine discharge, fights tooth decay and gum disease, prevents vaginal yeast infections, protects from cold, influenza, warms and strengthens kidneys and liver, relieves menstrual discomforts and flatulence, prevents nervous tension, improves complexion and memory.
	www.freehomeremedies.com /cinnamon.html (311 words)

	Cinnamon Helps Type 2 Diabetes
		Botanicals such as cinnamon can improve glucose metabolism and the overall condition of individuals with diabetes -- improving cholesterol metabolism, removing artery-damaging free radicals from the blood, and improving function of small blood vessels, he explains.
		Twenty days after the cinnamon was stopped, there were significant reductions in blood glucose levels in all three groups that took cinnamon, ranging from 18 to 29%.
		In groups taking cinnamon pills, blood cholesterol levels also went down, ranging from 13% to 26%; LDL cholesterol also known as "bad" cholesterol went down by 10% to 24% in only the 3- and 6-gram groups after 40 days.
	webmd.com /content/article/78/95675.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-B... (509 words)

	botanical.com - A Modern Herbal \| Cinnamon - Herb Profile and Information
		The commercial Cinnamon bark is the dried inner bark of the shoots.
		Cinnamon has a fragrant perfume, taste aromatic and sweet; when distilled it only gives a very small quantity of oil, with a delicious flavour.
		Cinnamon Cassia is often substituted for it it possesses much the same qualities and constituents but is inferior.
	www.botanical.com /botanical/mgmh/c/cinnam69.html (327 words)

	Cinnamon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Cinnamon trees grow in a number of tropical areas, including parts of India, China, Madagascar, Brazil, and the Caribbean.
		Cinnamon is an ancient herbal medicine mentioned in Chinese texts as long ago as 4,000 years.
		However, use of cinnamon to improve the action of insulin in people with diabetes has yet to be proven in clinical trials.
	www.kroger.com /hn/Herb/Cinnamon.htm (711 words)

	Cinnamon - Cinnamomum zeylanicum - Encapsulated Botanical - Herbs
		Cinnamon was the most sought after spice during explorations of the 15th and 16th centuries.
		Cinnamon has a broad range of historical uses in different cultures, including the treatment of diarrhea, rheumatism, and certain menstrual disorders.
		Cinnamon brandy is made by soaking crushed Cinnamon bark a "fortnight" in brandy.
	www.viable-herbal.com /singles/herbs/s834.htm (1286 words)

	New Scientist Breaking News - Cinnamon spice produces healthier blood (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Just half a teaspoon of cinnamon a day significantly reduces blood sugar levels in diabetics, a new study has found.
		The effect, which can be produced even by soaking a cinnamon stick your tea, could also benefit millions of non-diabetics who have blood sugar problem but are unaware of it.
		Volunteers with Type 2 diabetes were given one, three or six grams of cinnamon powder a day, in capsules after meals.
	www.newscientist.com /article.ns?id=dn4413 (512 words)

	Health Sense: Lower Your Cholesterol With Cinnamon? -- ThirdAge
		Cinnamon probably "can't harm in small doses, it may help, and it's not adding calories," said Melinda Maryniuk, a senior dietician at the Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston.
		"Cinnamon is a lot less effective than statins" at lowering cholesterol levels in the blood, according to Dr. Frank Sacks, a physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and a professor of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health.
		Cinnamon "makes cells more sensitive to the insulin that is available," he said.
	www.thirdage.com /news/articles/ALT02/04/09/10/ALT02040910-02.html (690 words)

	All About Cinnamon cooking with herbs and spices
		Everyone knows that cinnamon is a warm and fragrant addition to foods from toast to curry.
		Like so many of the great spices, they are harvested from evergreen trees but in the case of cinnamon and cassia, the bark is harvested rather than the fruit.
		One of the oldest spices known to man, cinnamon is also one of the most important.
	www.apinchof.com /cinnamon1037.html (484 words)

	THE SPICE OF LIFE: Cinnamon and Ceylon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In fact, so strong is the affinity between cinnamon and Sri Lanka that the very botanical name of the spice - Cinnamomum zeylanicum is derived from the island's former name, Ceylon.
		Throughout the long history of the island, particularly from the 16th through the 18th centuries, cinnamon was the Holy Grail of foreign invaders, becoming the main article of trade for the great Dutch East India Company and over which long and costly wars were fought between Portugal and Holland.
		The spice is derived from the sweetly scented inner bark of the cinnamon tree, whose habitats are verdant tropical locations such as Indonesia, the Malabar coast of India, the Seychelles, the West Indies and, more recently, tropical South America.
	www.infolanka.com /discover/cinnamon (250 words)

	Cinnamon Extracts Boost Insulin Sensitivity
		Agricultural Research Service scientists are seeking a patent on compounds extracted from cinnamon that make cells much more sensitive to insulin in test tube studies.
		Cinnamon is among the world's most frequently consumed spices and is relatively inexpensive.
		"Cinnamon Extracts Boost Insulin Sensitivity" was published in the July 2000 issue of Agricultural Research magazine.
	www.ars.usda.gov /is/AR/archive/jul00/cinn0700.htm (591 words)

	Amazon.com: Cinnamon (Shooting Stars): Books: V.C. Andrews (Site not responding. Last check: )
		But Cinnamon is discovering something special about herself, a gift from deep within that sets her apart: a talent for the theater that would finally give her a chance...to truly escape.
		The worst thing that happens to Cinnamon is Ooh, her "Mommy" goes crazy for a short period of time, and Ooh, she gets accused of being a lesbian with her teacher.
		The only reason I gave "Cinnamon" two stars was because she wasn't your typical goody-goody in the lines of Ruby, Dawn, Rain, etc. She actually had a personality, shock of all shocks, and wasn't so obsessed with making everybody like her.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0671039938?v=glance (1359 words)

	cinnamon - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about cinnamon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Oil of cinnamon is obtained from waste bark and is used as flavouring in food and medicine.
		Cinnamon Bunn met her and said he would show her around the town.
		Grandmother hunted up her fancy cake-cutters and baked gingerbread men and roosters, which we decorated with burnt sugar and red cinnamon drops.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /cinnamon (183 words)

	Cinnamon Challenge 2001 [CC2K1] (Site not responding. Last check: )
		This is a rapidly moving cloud of cinnamon (almost breaking the national speed limit).
		In his moment of pressure, he might have forgotten that as soon as the cinnamon left his mouth, he lost the challenge.
		This was ejected along with the high force cinnamon blast as seen earlier.
	www.michaelbuffington.com /cc2k1 (455 words)

	Cinnamon
		Recently, University of California researchers have been studying the effects of cinnamon on diabetic mice, which have been fed water laced with cinnamon.
		A U.S. Dept. of Agriculture human study with 30 test subjects with type 2 diabetes (who took 1 to 6 grams of cinnamon extract daily) indicated that, after only 40 days of taking cinnamon, they had a significant decrease in blood glucose, triglycerides, LDL, and cholesterol.
		Although the research isn't conclusive (yet), it suggests that cinnamon escorts blood sugar into the cells, making them more sensitive to the insulin that's availabe.
	www.gummy-stuff.org /cinnamon.htm (515 words)

	Cinnamon May Help in Type 2 Diabetes
		They discovered that the active compound in cinnamon is the water soluable methylhydroxychalcone polymer (MHCP) and it lowers insulin resistance by activating enzymes that stimulate insulin receptors.
		Interestingly, not only did blood sugar levels decrease in all the groups taking cinnamon while there were no significant changes in the groups on placebos, triglyceride and LDL ('bad') cholesterol also decreased in the groups on cinnamon.
		Even 20 days after the study ended, the groups who had been given cinnamon still showed reduced levels indicating to the researchers that it is not necessary to take cinnamon everyday.
	www.allinfoaboutdietsnutrition.com /index.php?page=48 (429 words)

	Pam's Cinnamon Scentsations
		Cinnamon Scentsations by Pam welcomes you to relax and browse my unique cinnamon ornaments, home decorations, and gifts all made from a Cinnamon and Applesauce Recipe.
		These solid Cinnamon pieces have a wonderful Cinnamon scent which will last indefinitely.
		I have signed each piece and no two items will be exactly alike as I have designed, hand made and hand painted these high quality cinnamon creations.
	www.cinnamonscentsations.com (102 words)

	Cinnamon Stillwell
		Update: Historian/blogger Ralph Harrington weighs in on the matter at The Greycat Blog, including linking to the blog of a Said fan who provides a detailed look at the mural.
		The hysteria that met David Horowitz and various campus speakers as part of last week's Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week was, unfortunately, all too common.
		It seems the pop culture degeneracy I noted earlier this year has come home to roost.
	cinnamonstillwell.blogspot.com (3153 words)

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