Courmarin in cinnamon?

[Guest guest]

Hello Bee,

I recently came across an article and got very scared about cinnamon. I

researched this online and got the same answers.

Basically it says this about regular cinnamon (cassia) " Due to the presence of a

moderately toxic component called coumarin, European health agencies have

recently warned against consuming large amounts of cassia.[20] This is contained

in much lower dosages in Cinnamomum burmannii due to its low essential oil

content[citation needed]. Coumarin is known to cause liver and kidney damage in

high concentrations. Ceylon cinnamon has negligible amounts of coumarin.

I think that most of us use cassia, is this correct. I get mine from starwest

botanicals, and it says the type to be " burmanii " from Indonesia.

Is this something to be concerned about?

Thank you,

Clara

[Guest guest]

>

> Hello Bee,

>

> I recently came across an article and got very scared about cinnamon. I

researched this online and got the same answers.

>

> Basically it says this about regular cinnamon (cassia) " Due to the presence of

a moderately toxic component called coumarin, European health agencies have

recently warned against consuming large amounts of cassia.[20] This is contained

in much lower dosages in Cinnamomum burmannii due to its low essential oil

content[citation needed]. Coumarin is known to cause liver and kidney damage in

high concentrations. Ceylon cinnamon has negligible amounts of coumarin.

>

> I think that most of us use cassia, is this correct. I get mine from starwest

botanicals, and it says the type to be " burmanii " from Indonesia.

+++Hi Clara,

A company who sells another kind of cinnamon is going to discredit them in favor

of their own product, which is all done to make more money, however their claims

are often misleading and twist the truth.

Traditionally herbalists and other healers have used cassia cinnamon for type 2

diabetes, gas (flatulence), muscle and gastrointestinal spasms, preventing

nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, infections, the common cold, and loss of

appetite. It is also used for impotence, bed wetting, rheumatic conditions,

testicle hernia, menopausal symptoms, for angina, hypertension, cramps, cancer,

as a blood purifier, and for kidney disorders.<<< NOTE!

However, usually cinnamon spice purchased in food stores contains a combination

of these different types of cinnamon.

There are many substances in whole foods and spices, like coumarin, that act

differently in the body than when a laboratory isolates and tests them. Many

laboratories do this in order to identify substances in foods they can duplicate

synthetically in making drugs. It is prepared in a laboratory in a Perkin

reaction between two chemicals, called salicylaldehyde and acetic anhydride.

Coumarin is used in the pharmaceutical industry as a precursor molecule in the

synthesis of a number of synthetic anticoagulant (anti-blood clotting)

pharmaceuticals similar to dicoumarol, notably warfarin (of which one brand name

is " Coumadin " ).

In fact our liver metabolize coumarin to 7-hydroxycoumarin, a compound of much

lower toxicity, which makes our bodies smarter than laboratories. That is

because everything we consume is processed through the liver before they go to

the tissues and cells.

IF cinnamon caused health issues as claimed, I wouldn't be healthy at 69 years

old, since there is 1 teaspoon in my Egg Drink that I have every morning. Also,

if it were a problem people on this program wouldn't be getting healthy like

they are!

If you are concerned use the kind of cinnamon you feel comfortable with.

All the best, Bee