Cinnamon Bark Essential Oil

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With a scent that is spicy, warm, and sweet, cinnamon bark oil is a middle-note that has an odor intensity of a full five out of five. Blending companions include citrus and woods. Its stimulating, warming, digestive, and antispasmodic properties make it useful for many physical ailments. Emotionally, cinnamon oil helps by energizing, increasing feelings of abundance and prosperity, and it is even thought to stimulate psychic awareness. This native of the Near and Far East produces essential oil from the leaves (mild) and inner bark (sweet and hot). Cassia oil (C. cassia) is similar in fragrance.

Cinnamon has been a popular flavoring for thousands of years, but has only recently attracted the attention of serious medical researchers. And what these researchers are finding is exciting, especially for diabetics. But, except for those with thrush, there is little hard evidence that there are any benefits to be derived form using cinnamon-containing products. On the other hand, the risk of use appears to be minimal, and there would certainly be no reason not to experiment with cinnamon-containing products. If unexplained mouth pain is experienced, it probably is a consequence of irritation produced by the cinnamon.

Cinnamon
(Cinnamomum zeylanicum)


Plant Family

Lauraceae.

Synonyms

Cinnamomum verum, Laurus cinnamomum, Ceylon cinnamon, true cinnamon.

Description and Distribution

A tropical evergreen tree reaching up to 60 feet (18 m), with a highly aromatic bark, shiny leaves and clusters of yellow flowers followed by bluish-white berries. It is a native of Sri Lanka, India and Madagascar and is also cultivated in Jamaica and Africa.

Extraction Method

Steam distillation of the bark chips. An oil is also distilled from the leaves and twigs.

Nature of the Oil

Cinnamon bark oil is light amber with a warm, sweet and spicy aroma. Cinnamon leaf oil is a yellowish liquid with a much less refined, hot and spicy aroma. The odour effect of cinnamon (especially cinnamon bark) is warming and stimulating; a reputed aphrodisiac.

Main Constituents

Cinnamon bark oil: cinnamaldehyde, eugenol (4-10 per cent), benzaldehyde, pinene, cineol, phellandrene, furfurol, cymene, linalol. Cinnamon leaf oil: eugenol (80-95 per cent), eugenol acetate, cinnamaldehyde, benzyl benzoate, linalol.

Properties

Antiseptic, antispasmodic, antiputrescent, cardiac stimulant, carminative, circulatory stimulant, digestive, emmenagogic, febrifugal, haemostatic, stomachic, vermifugal.

Aromatherapeutic Support

Cinnamon oil (bark or leaf) can be vaporised as an anti- depressant room scent or as a fumigant during infectious illness.

Blends Well With

Citrus essences, clove, elemi, ginger, frankincense. Both bark and leaf oils are highly odoriferous, so use sparingly.

Botanical Name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled

Color: Golden Yellow/Brown

Consistency: Slightly oily feeling

Perfumery Note: Middle

Aroma Strength: Strong

Aroma: Much richer in aroma than ground cinnamon. Peppery, earthy, spicy, bright yet slightly woodsy.

Use: Constipation, exhaustion, flatulence, lice, low blood pressure, stress. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 58-67.]

Constituents: Eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamic aldehyde, benzyl benzoate. [B. Lawrence, "Cinnamon Leaf and Bark Oil," Perfumer & Flavorist, August/September 1978, 54, cited in Salvatore Battaglia, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy (Australia: The Perfect Potion, 1997), 154.]

Cautions: Mucous membrane irritant and strong skin sensitizer. Avoid in alcoholism, kidney and liver problems and if taking anticoagulants. Only the oil from the leaf should be used. The oil from the bark is too hazardous. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 130.]

Botanical Name: Cinnamomum zeylanicum

Extraction Method: Steam Distilled

Color: Golden Yellow/Brown

Consistency: Slightly oily feeling

Perfumery Note: Middle

Aroma Strength: Strong

Aroma: Much richer in aroma than ground cinnamon. Peppery, earthy, spicy, bright yet slightly woodsy.

Use: Constipation, exhaustion, flatulence, lice, low blood pressure, stress. [Julia Lawless, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils (Rockport, MA: Element Books, 1995), 58-67.]

Constituents: Eugenol, eugenol acetate, cinnamic aldehyde, benzyl benzoate. [B. Lawrence, "Cinnamon Leaf and Bark Oil," Perfumer & Flavorist, August/September 1978, 54, cited in Salvatore Battaglia, The Complete Guide to Aromatherapy (Australia: The Perfect Potion, 1997), 154.]

Cautions: Mucous membrane irritant and strong skin sensitizer. Avoid in alcoholism, in prostatic health issues, with kidney and liver problems and if taking anticoagulants. Only the oil from the leaf should be used. The oil from the bark is too hazardous. [Robert Tisserand, Essential Oil Safety (United Kingdom: Churchill Livingstone, 1995), 130.]
Essential Oils by Bianca Rosa are 100% Pure Natural Essences derived from the highest quality fruits, flowers, leaves, spices, herbs and roots. Our essential oil distillers and growers are located around the world, operating ethically, organically and chemical-free.

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