Can pregnant women eat cinnamon?

　　Cinnamon is the dried bark and branch bark of Cinnamomum cassia and Cinnamomum cinnamon. Cinnamon is an evergreen tree that grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests, but is mostly cultivated. It is cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas in Fujian, Taiwan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other places in my country, especially in Guangxi, and most of them are artificial pure forests; Guizhou large-leaf Qinghua Gui was introduced from Vietnam in 1962 and is cultivated in hills or slopes. It is cultivated in large areas in Guangdong, Guangxi and other places.

　　More than after the autumnal equinox, peel off the bark or branch bark of trees that have been cultivated for 5 to 6 years, dry them in the sun for 1 to 2 days, roll them into cylinders, and dry them in the shade, which is called Youtonggui (Guanggui); peel off the bark of trees that are more than 10 years old, cut both ends into bevels, and sandwich them in wooden concave and convex boards to dry in the sun, which is called Qibiangui; Peel the old tree trunks 30 cm above the ground in a circular shape, place them in wooden folders to dry in the sun until they are 90% dry, take them out, stack them vertically and horizontally, pressurize them, dry them for about 1 month, and call them Ban Gui; the remaining edges of the cinnamon bark during the processing, remove the outer cork, and call it Gui Xin; the pieces are called Gui Chuan.

　　1. The two sides of the dried cinnamon are slightly rolled inward to form a shallow groove shape, which is commonly known as "Qibiangui"; the dried cinnamon is rolled into a roll with the bark of the branches, commonly known as "Youtonggui", with a length of 30 to 50 cm, a width or tube diameter of 2 to 10 cm, and a thickness of 2 to 8 mm. The outer surface is grey-brown, slightly rough, with raised pores; the inner surface is brown-red, smooth, with oil marks showing when scratched by nails. The texture is solid and brittle, the fracture surface is granular, and there is a light yellow tangential line (stone cell ring) near the outer layer. The aroma is strong and specific, and the taste is sweet and spicy. The best ones are those with a delicate appearance, thick skin and heavy weight, not broken, oily, strong aroma, strong sweetness but slightly pungent, and less chewing residue.

　　2. Nanyugui is the dried bark and branch bark of the large-leaf plant Cinnamomum cinnamon. Its medicinal properties are similar to cinnamon. It has a special fragrance when chewed and breaks into residue. It is generally considered to be of better quality.

　　Edible effect

　　Cinnamon tastes pungent, sweet, and hot in nature; it returns to the kidney, heart, spleen, and liver meridians; it has a spicy and thick qi that descends and rises at the same time, and can move and stay;

　　It has the effects of warming the kidneys and promoting yang, returning fire to its origin, dispersing cold and relieving pain, and warming the meridians and unblocking the meridians;

　　Indications: Indications of insufficient kidney yang, fear of cold, cold limbs, soreness and weakness on waist examination, Impotence Nocturnal emission, cold uterus and infertility, difficulty urinating or frequent urination, enuresis, shortness of breath, edema and oliguria; cold and painful epigastrium and abdominal pain, less food and loose stools; weak Mingmen fire, fire does not return to its origin, hot upper and lower parts, bare face and cold feet, dizziness, tinnitus, erosion of mouth and tongue; deficiency and cold low back pain , cold-damp arthralgia, cold hernia, Dysmenorrhea Amenorrhea, Postpartum stasis stomach ache , vaginal gangrene bleeding, carbuncle ulcers and pus that do not ulcerate, or do not heal after ulceration.

　　Applicable people

　　It is forbidden to take this medicine if there is a deficiency of yin and a strong fire, there is excessive heat in the body, excessive blood heat, and pregnant women.