medicinal uses of cinnamon
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The origin of cinnamon and medicinal uses.TRANSCRIPT
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.