Efficacy and effects of Gui Zhi

Gui Zhi is the dried shoots of Cinnamomum cassia, which is one of the common Chinese herbs, and it is also one of the common seasonings in life, which means that it can be eaten and used medicinally, so what are the effects and functions of Gui Zhi?

Antibacterial effect

The alcoholic extract of cinnamon branch can inhibit E. coli, Bacillus subtilis and Staphylococcus aureus in vitro at an effective concentration of 25mg/ml or less, and also inhibit Staphylococcus albicans, Shigella dysenteriae, A. typhi and A. paratyphi, Pneumococcus, Bacillus pneumoniae, Bacillus pneumoniae, Bacillus anthracis, Salmonella enterica, Vibrio cholerae, etc.

Anti-viral effect

Using human embryonic kidney primary monolayer epithelial cells in tissue culture, cinnamon decoction (1:20) inhibited Asian A Kyoko 68-1 strain of influenza and orphan virus (ECHO11). On chicken embryos, it inhibited influenza virus, with 70% alcoholic infusion acting better.

Diuretic effect

The diuretic effect of the cinnamon branch alone (0.029g/kg) was more significant than that of the other four drugs alone, so it is believed that cinnamon branch is one of the main diuretic components in Wu Ling San.

Lowering blood pressure

The oil of cinnamon stick in cinnamon branch has volatile effect, which can promote the flow of blood to the body surface, and also has the effect of vasodilatation, which can lower blood pressure appropriately. Patients with hypertension can consume cinnamon branch appropriately to lower blood pressure.

Promote sweating

Closed sweat is one of the main factors that cause colds. After intense exercise, rapid cooling will result in the closure of skin pores, resulting in the incomplete flow of sweat and more heat in the body, causing colds. Cinnamon sticks contain cinnamaldehyde and sodium cinnamate, which have the effect of promoting blood flow to the epidermis and can promote sweating, which is a good treatment for colds caused by closed sweating.

Sedative effect

Cinnamomum cassia contains cinnamaldehyde. After the administration of cinnamaldehyde to mice, the voluntary activity of mice is reduced, increasing the effect of barbiturates, counteracting the effect of amphetamines, anti-stilbene effect; reducing nicotine-induced convulsions, inhibiting auditory convulsions.

Anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic

There are a large number of immune proteins in the human body, some are inherited directly from the mother, some are self-synthesized, but these components will occur when the body receives an invasion of foreign bacteria immune response, immune proteins will be consumed in large quantities. The volatile oil contained in cinnamon sticks has the ability to inhibit the mast cell granule response due to IgE. It reduces complement activity and has an anti-allergic effect.

Contraindications of cinnamon stick

1. High fever in febrile diseases, yin deficiency and fire, blood heat and delusion are contraindicated to take cinnamon stick. 2. The active ingredients of cinnamon stick are mostly on cinnamon bark, try not to peel it when using it, although many recipes using cinnamon stick require peeling, but the xylem inside the cinnamon stick is very low in medicinal ingredients.