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ABOUT CINNAMON CASSIA IN VIETNAM

It refers to the dry twig of Cinnamomum cassia a plant in the family Lauraceae. For better medicinal quality, it is usually harvested during spring and summer. After the harvest, remove the leaves, dry it in the sun or slice before drying, and use it raw.

Medicinally dry twigs are cylindrical, 15 to 100cm long, 0.8 to 1cm in diameter, and brown-red or purple-brown in color. Surface comes with branch marks, leaf scars, bud scars, longitudinal ridge, vertical lines and stripes. It is hard but brittle, easily broken, and with uneven cross section. It is brown on outside edge and darker in center. Cross section of thicker twigs is yellow-white. It has faint scent and sweet, slightly acrid taste. Medicinally the preferred one should be young, tender, brown-red, and fragrant.

Main chemical constituents are 0.69% volatile oil, in which the main component is 64.75% cinnamaldehyde. Besides, it also contains benzyl benzoate, cinnamyl acetate, β-cadinene, calamenene, and coumarin and so on.

PRODUCT CERTIFICATION

Cassia of TIEN THANH is produced from high-quality Cassia, carefully selected before processing. The stages of the production process are strictly controlled by the ISO 22000: 2018 and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) system to provide clean and packaged cassia products.

HEALTH BENEFITS OF CASSIA

In Eastern Medical, cassia is used to treat a variety of maladies, including blurred vision, bloodshot eyes, constipation, high blood pressure, diabetes, stomach and muscle spasms, diarrhea, erectile dysfunction, flatulence, kidney disorders, nausea and vomiting, cramps, bed wetting, menstrual problems, cancer, to incite abortion, depression and many more