What is Cinnamon?
Cinnamon Low Alcohol (Cinnamomum cassia) has been called the spicy bark that warms the soul! Cinnamon inspired the spice trade routes, and was referenced in the Old Testament. Ah! The spicy, sweet smell of cinnamon! Everyone recognizes the familiar aroma of this common kitchen spice. Cinnamon is an exotic plant bark with a long history of both culinary and folkloric use in many countries throughout the world. Cinnamon was listed as a useful herb in Chinese literature as early as 2700 BC. It is described in the famous Chinese medical text, The Tang Materia Medica, written in 659 AD. Cinnamon also enjoys traditional use in Ayurveda, the ancient healing art of India. It is mentioned in the Hebrew Book of Moses and has been cultivated in Ceylon and Sri Lanka since 1200 AD, where much of the world’s supply is still grown. In ancient times, many exotic myths circulated about where cinnamon came from, such as from giant birds or bats nests. These stories were supported by cinnamon traders to inflate the price of this precious spice.

What is Cinnamon used for?
In Europe, cinnamon was regarded as a rare and precious spice. It was also used as an incense and in perfumes. According to Chamberlain, writing in France in 1887, cinnamon “possesses the greatest powers.” Cinnamon Low Alcohol is gathered from the dried inner bark of the branches of a small, tropical, evergreen tree in the Laurel family. The bark is peeled off and as the pieces are dried, they curl up into quills. These are the common cinnamon sticks that are used in herb teas, preparations and for baking.

In traditional Chinese folklore, cinnamon is one of the most widely used “warming” herbs. Cinnamon raises vitality, warms and stimulates.*

The compounds contained in cinnamon include eugenol, cinnamic aldehyde, methyl-eugenol, tannin and mannitol, which gives cinnamon its sweet flavor. It also contains cinnzelanin and cinnzelanol.

Why Nature’s Answer?
Nature’s Answer super concentrated Cinnamon Herbal extract is made from 1000 mg of Cinnamon and is Tried, True and Trusted since 1972!

All plants have unique chemical characteristics, markers, and natural patterns that can be used to identify them (just like human fingerprints). Our in house laboratory has accumulated and preserved over 800 plant specimens, creating one of the most comprehensive collections of genetically verified plant specimens found anywhere in the world. Our state of the art laboratory equipment has identified each and every plant’s distinctive botanical fingerprint, which we then use as our baseline to analyze the quality and purity of every incoming botanical used to manufacture our products. This unique process is our Advanced Botanical Fingerprint Technology®, and we take great pride in knowing that it allows us to completely assure you that your products contain only the highest quality botanical ingredients.