Cinnamon, like his more famous relative, belongs to the Rosy family. He has thin branches with a rich brownish glossy bark. Just like ordinary dog rose, cinnamon is used for therapeutic and preventive purposes.
The healing properties of cinnamon dogrose
In the fruits of Terpiguzka - this is one of the most common folk names of the bush - contains a large amount of ascorbic acid. In addition to it, the composition of different parts of the dog rose includes:
- anthocyanins;
- sugar;
- organic acids;
- lycopene;
- flavonoids;
- tannins;
- riboflavin;
- vitamins B, K, P;
- fatty oil;
- carotene;
- cryptoxanthin.
Thus, cinnamon rose helps to strengthen the body, ensures the normal functioning of all systems in it. Infusions, decoctions, tinctures and other preparations made on the basis of a plant can also:
- have anti-sclerotic action;
- accelerate the regeneration of tissues;
- improve the mineral and carbohydrate metabolism;
- strengthen the immune system;
- lower cholesterol in the blood and prevent the formation of cholesterol plaques ;
- stimulate the function of the adrenal glands.
Natural medicine is used to treat allergies, dermatological, infectious and colds. Not bad proved a cinnamon dogrose in the fight with atopic dermatitis, complicated by dysbiosis.
Traditional medicine uses the plant for the treatment of radiation sickness, as well as for intoxications caused by industrial poisons. For the purification of the body it is recommended to drink with hepatitis, cholecystitis .
How to take the fruits and roots of cinnamon?
The simplest means is a decoction. To prepare a tablespoon of dry mixture pour a glass of boiling water. After five minutes on fire, the medicine is removed, cooled and strained. To drink it follows one glass twice a day.