Dalchini
Description :
Dalchini, Cinnamon is well known for its capabilities to improve the metabolism of the body so it works well on Diabetes Mellitus and Obesity too- even this is sweet in taste.
For problems of the oral cavity right from the bad breath, cavities in teeth and bad taste of mouth- Cinnamon helps in all. Even it seems a simple herb- it can help in the complicated conditions like tuberculosis and syphilis too. So better next time you have a cappuccino with you add some cinnamon to this.
Details:
Botnical Name :Cinnamomum zeylanicum
HindiName : Dalchini, Darchini
BengaliName : Dalchini
GujaratiName : Dalchini
KannadaName : Lavangapattai
Malayalam Name : Karuvapatta
MarathiName : Dalchini
OriyaName : Dalchini
PunjabiName : Dalchini
Sanskrit Name : Darushila ,Twak
Tamil Name : Karuvapattai, Sannalavangapattai
Urdu Name : Dalchini
ArabicName : Querfa
Indonesia Name:Kayu manis
PersianName : Darchin
SinhalaName : Kurundu
TurkishName : Tarcin
Part Used :Bark , Powder,Leaf,Oil
Medicinal Uses :
- Dalchini can be used as a natural sweetener in diabetes mellitus.
- Dalchini should be chewed or gargled (decoction of Dalchini) in bad breath, cavities in teeth and bad taste in mouth.
- Dalchini is used for mouth wash in bad breath and keeps teeth healthy. This is done by chewing of cinnamon.
- Chewing of Dalchini helps in nausea.
- Dalchini paste is applied in skin diseases like moles and skin tags etc.
- Dalchini is applied locally in headache and also in inflammation.
- In dental cavity, cotton wool soaked in 1-2 drops of Dalchini oil relieves pain.
- Dalchini oil or paste is locally applied on penis in primary stage of syphilis.
- Dalchini oil relieves pain and inflammation caused due to scorpion bite.
- Dalchini is also used for cleaning and healing of tuber-culoid ulcer.
- Dalchini is used in neural debility and paralysis.
- Dalchini is useful in anorexia, ama dosha, abdominal pain and haemorrhoids.
- Dalchini antiprotozoal action is seen in enteric fever.
- Dalchini is used in weakness of heart muscles and blood disorders caused due to bacterial infection.
- Dalchini is an expectorant and anti-tubercular drugs
- Dalchini has oxy-toxics and aphrodisiac properties. Hence it is useful in amenorrhea and infertility.