medicinal uses of cinnamon

Origin: Inner bark from

trees of the genus

cinnamonium.

Common Name: Ceylon

Cinnamon.

Country Of Origin: Native

to the island of Sri Lanka.

Anti-Oxidant

Anti-Clotting

Dentistry

Respiratory Problems

Healing

Arthrits Relief

Anti –Inflammatory

Anti- Diabetic

When using cinnamon as a treatment the

dosage depends on:

Age

Patients state of health

Other medications being taken

Skin Irritation

Coumarin Liver

Disease

When taken in large

amounts, Long term

Pregnancy And breast feeding

Diabetes

Surgery

Liver Disease

Hepatotoxic Drugs

Diabetes Medication

Cinnamon extract improves fasting blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin level in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Hypothesis: Is Cinnamon effective in

improving blood glucose control in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes?

Methodology: 66 Patients with type 2 diabetes.

divide the patients into 3 groups (placebo, low-dose, high-dose of supplementation with cinnamon extract) took Gliclazide during the entire three month of study.

Result:1)Both hemoglobin A1c and fasting blood glucose levels were

significantly reduced in patients in the low- and high-dose groups, whereas they were not changed in the placebo group.

2)The blood triglyceride levels were also significantly reduced in the low-dose group. The blood levels of total cholesterol, high density lipoprotein cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and liver transaminase remained unchanged in the 3 groups.

Conclusion:

This study indicates that cinnamon

supplementation is able to significantly improve

blood glucose control in Chinese patients with

type 2 diabetes.

Cinnamon improves insulin sensitivity and alters the body composition in an animal model of the metabolic syndrome.

Aim of the study: To determine the effects of Cinnamon (CN) on insulin resistance

and body composition, using an animal model of the metabolic syndrome, the high fat/high fructose (HF/HF) fed rat.

Methodology: Four groups of 22 male Wistar rats were fed for 12 weeks with:

(HF/HF) diet to induce insulin resistance,

HF/HF diet containing 20 g cinnamon/kg of diet (HF/HF + CN),

Control diet (C) and

Control diet containing 20 g cinnamon/kg of diet (C + CN).

Result:1. Data from hyper-insulinemic euglycemic clamps showed a

significant decrease of the glucose infusion rates in rats fed the HF/HF diet.

2. Addition of cinnamon to the HF/HF diet increased the glucose infusion

3. rates to those of the control rats.

4. The HF/HF diet induced a reduction in pancreas weight which was prevented in HF/HF + CN group.

5. Mesenteric white fat accumulation was observed in HF/HF rats vs. control rats This deleterious effect was alleviated when cinnamon was added to the diet.

In summary: these results suggest that in animals fed a high fat/high fructose diet to induce insulin resistance ,CN alters body composition in association with improved insulin sensitivity.