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The honey and cinnamon are known for hundreds of years for their miraculous health benefits. Also, the mixture of honey and cinnamon is used in many diseases.

Cinnamon:

Extensively, Cinnamon bark is used as a spice. In cooking, Cinnamon bark is used as a condiment or flavoring. For medicinal purpose, cinnamon is used to cure cold. Also, it is used to treat digestive symptoms. In the treatment of Type 2 diabetes mellitus and insulin resistance, Cinnamon has been reported as remarkable pharmacological effects. The substance used in the study was not true Cinnamon but Cassia. The main difference in Cassia and cinnamon is cassia has a stronger flavor than Cinnamon and the sticks are thicker. The anti oxidant content of cinnamon bark is very high so the essential oil of cinnamon has anti-microbial and anti-fungal properties. Traditionally, cinnamon is used to treat toothache and fight bad breath.

Honey:

Both Ayurvedic and Yunani medicine, use honey as a vital medicine for centuries. It is a natural product with beneficial effects. It can be used for any kind of diseases without any side effect. It is sweet in nature but today’s science says that if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. In some creams and ointments, it is used for natural antiseptic and soothing properties. Also, it is used for cough and cold remedies. It can be used both internally and topically for a numberless of conditions. Honey is accepted as a “Ram Ban” (very effective) medicine by scientists of today because it cures all kind of diseases.

Caution: never give honey to babies under 1 year

Combination of cinnamon and honey:

The mixture of honey and cinnamon has been used in both Yunani and Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. Cinnamon’s essential oils and honey’s enzyme that produces hydrogen peroxide, the two “anti-microbial” foods with the ability to stop the growth of bacteria as well as fungi. Both are used as a beverage flavoring and medicine, as well as a preserving agent and alternatives to traditional food preservatives due to their effective antimicrobial properties. The health benefits of honey and cinnamon include a strong immune system, digestive system, healthy heart, bones, skin, teeth, and hair, weight loss. This mixture is a natural cure for many diseases and for many health benefits:

Heart Disorders: The mixture of honey and cinnamon helps in reduction of cholesterol from the arteries and lowers the risk of heart attacks. The veins and arteries of aged people lack elasticity and tend to get bunged easily. So, honey and cinnamon help to restore that strength. They can also help in strengthening the heartbeat. For this, you have to use honey and cinnamon daily by including in your breakfast. Instead of any jam or jelly, use a paste of honey and cinnamon on your breakfast bread. It is also believed that honey and cinnamon is good for treating cancer and hearing disorders.

Immune System: The daily intake of honey and cinnamon powder is good for boosting the immune system. It protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Researchers have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts and its use strengthens the white blood corpuscles (WBC). It can also be used for treating colds and influenza. Also, honey and cinnamon paste is used to remove regular fatigue and increasing the long life of an individual.

Digestion: Honey and cinnamon helps to improve the digestive system. Also, it is used to remove gas from the stomach and intestine and to treat stomachache, flatulence, indigestion and bladder infections. For people who are suffering from gas problems, honey with cinnamon powder in equal quantities is best to relieve gas and pain in the stomach.

Dental Care: Both honey and cinnamon, used individually for dental care. Also, a mixture prepared from the two is useful in dental care, particularly in removing bad breath and toothache. Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth. This may be applied 3 times a day till the toothache stops.

Skin Care: The benefits of honey and cinnamon are extend to skin care. Minor skin infections and pimples are treated with regular application of a paste formed from these two precious foods. Apply honey and cinnamon powder mixture in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

Hair Care: Honey and cinnamon also helpful for hair. It reduces hair loss and further increase hair growth. To treat hair loss or baldness, may apply a paste of hot olive oil, one tablespoon of honey, one teaspoon of cinnamon powder before bath and keep it for approx. 15 min. and then wash the hair. It was found to be effective even if kept on for 5 minutes.

Weight Loss: For reducing weight, a mixture of honey and cinnamon in warm water is considered good. Like any other weight loss remedy, this comes true only when you ensure controlled diet and regular exercise. Drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one-cup water in the morning 1/2hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping daily. If taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also drinking of this mixture regularly reduces the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

Arthritis: The paste provides some relief to arthritis patients and also it is good for bone health. Take one part honey to two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste and massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.One cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder may be taken by Arthritis patients daily, morning and night. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.

Infertility: Ancient medical streams like Ayurveda and Yunani have been using honey for thousands of years to strengthen the semen of men and improve impotence. This combination will work wonders for women as well. In China, Japan and Far-Eastern countries, women, who do not conceive, and if their uterus is weak, have been taking cinnamon powder for centuries. A pinch of cinnamon powder in half teaspoon of honey may be taken by women who are unable to conceive and apply it on the gums frequently throughout the day, so that it slowly mixes with the saliva and can therefore enter the body. Through the regular ingestion of two tablespoons of honey, prior to sleep, impotence can be greatly reduced.

Insect bites: To treat insect bites, Paste of honey and cinnamon is used. Take one part honey and mix with two parts of lukewarm water and add a small teaspoon of cinnamon powder, make a paste. Massage it on the itching part of the body slowly. It is noticed that the pain recedes within a minute or two.

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