Cinnamon, an ancient plant that was once as valuable as gold, has been widely used both as a culinary spice and in traditional herbal medicine for centuries.
Ancient Chinese have known of the special properties associated with cinnamon and have used it for health purposes such as warming the kidneys, nourishing the qi and blood, and treating diseases. Recent studies in the west have confirmed many health benefits of cinnamon.
Dr. Hu Naiwen, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician at the Shanghai Tong Te Tang in Taipei, Taiwan, demonstrates how to use recipes containing cinnamon to relieve low back pain and treat prostate problems in his popular YouTube program “Hu Naiwen’s Health Program.”…