CINNAMON - USES IN OBGY

Cinnamon is the one of the Indian spices.

It is known with its other names as Dalchini in Marathi & Hindi , Tvak in Sanskrit & Cinnamon in English & Cinnamomum Zeylanicum as a latin name.

Family - Lauraceae

Properties -

Rasa - Katu , Madhur

Virya - Ushna

Vipaka - Madhur

Guna - Laghu , Ushna , Tikshna

Chemical Composition -

Eugenol, Cinnamaldehyde

Medicinal Properties -

1. Garbhashaya Sankochak ( Ecbolic / stimulates uterine contractions)

2. Vajikaran ( Aphrodisiac)

3. Mutrajanana ( stimulates / increases formation of urine)

4. Jantughna ( Wormisidal)

USES -

1. As it is Garbhashaya sankochak , it can be used in -

    - Aanartava ( Amenorrhoea )

    - Alpartava ( Hypomenorrhoea / oligomenorrhoea)

    - Kashtartava ( Dysmenorrhoea)

    - Removes Garbhashaya Shaithilya 

 2. Due to madhur rasa , it leads to Shukra vrudhi ( increase in sperm count) .

 3. Due to Ushna & Tikshna guna , it stimulates kidneys causing Mutrajanana , so , it can be used in Mutrakriccha ( Difficulty in Mituration).

4.Due to Tikshna guna , it works as Jantughna so can be used in puymeha .

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurvedic tectbooks.