Essential Oil 50ml - Cinnamon

Latin name: Cinnamomum Zeylanicum

Part of the plant used: Leaves & Twigs

Source: Sri Lanka

Extraction Method: Steam Distillation

Cinnamon Essential Oil is extracted by steam distillation from the Cinnamomum zeylanicum tree, also called Ceylon cinnamon or true cinnamon. There are two kinds of essential oils extracted: one from the leaves, which is milder, yellowish to light brown, and more often used in aromatherapy; and the other from the bark, which is dark brown and not commonly preferred in aromatherapy.

Cinnamon Oil is soothing with potent antiseptic properties. When used in an oil burner this oil is said to help with colds and bronchitis and alleviate depression. It is used to help with bronchitis, diarrhoea, chills, infections, flu, rheumatism and arthritis when used in bathwater or blended into a massage oil. It relieves nausea and vomiting. It stimulates the glandular system and so reduces period pain. Avoid the leaf oil during pregnancy. The bark oil is very strong and should only be used diluted, under expert supervision.

The cinnamon tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and has been an important item of trade for centuries between India, China and Egypt. The source of cinnamon was a mystery to the Western world for a long time. According to Herodotus and other authors, Arabia was the source of cinnamon. The story goes that giant cinnamon birds collected cinnamon sticks for their nests in a mysterious place where cinnamon trees grew. Arabs then cheated the birds and got cinnamon from them. This was the belief until 1310 in Byzantium.