Cinnamon Bark & Powder (Cinnamomum cassia) — Peeled Food-Herb Spice, Sun-Dried, 500g

Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia), known in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) as Ròu Guì (肉桂), is the dried bark of a highly revered warming food-herb and culinary spice. For centuries, Rou Gui has been prized as a yang-warming, interior-warming herb, traditionally used to dispel cold, warm the channels, and support the flow of qi and blood. Its nature is pungent, sweet, and intensely warming, making it a deeply comforting herb for cold-season cooking and daily nourishment. This listing offers peeled cinnamon bark and naturally sun-dried cinnamon sticks, available in custom packaging, with a 500g bagged net weight.

Key Selling Points

• Traditional yang-warming food herb (药食同源)
• Peeled cinnamon bark and sun-dried cinnamon sticks
• Cinnamomum cassia, origin Anhui, China
• 500g bagged net weight, custom packaging available
• Dual use as warming culinary spice and herbal decoction ingredient

Quality & Sensory

Each batch is peeled and naturally sun-dried to preserve its warm reddish-brown color, firm layered texture, and sweet-spicy aroma. The sticks snap cleanly and release a rich, resinous fragrance when broken. When decocted or simmered, the bark yields a deep amber infusion with a sweet, pungent warmth and a lingering, gently spicy finish that coats the palate without harshness.

Technical Specifications

Usage Scenarios

• Warming soups, broths, and stews
• Herbal decoctions and tea blends
• Baking and dessert spice
• Seasonal cold-weather cooking
• Custom herbal formula ingredient

Traditional Uses

In folk herbal practice, Rou Gui is decocted into warming soups, medicinal congee, and cold-season tonics to support the body's yang energy and dispel internal cold. It is a classic ingredient in winter stews, where it pairs with ginger, jujube, and goji berry. As a daily tea, it is brewed alone or blended with black tea and honey for a sweet, warming infusion. In TCM, Rou Gui enters the Kidney, Spleen, Heart, and Liver channels, where it works to warm the interior, support the mingmen fire, and harmonize the flow of qi and blood.

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