Check the listing for details. 1 LB (16 OZ ) PURE Cinnamon Sticks (Cassia Sticks). Condition: New. Listed at 16.99 USD. Welcome to Powernutri This offer is for one package 1 LB (16 OZ) Cinnamon (Cassia) Sticks Certified - Grown, harvested and processed without the use of pesticides, chemical fertilizers, herbicides, GMO's, synthetic chemicals, growth agents, and free from irradiation and chemical sterilization. Common Name Standardized: cinnamon Other: cassia, cassia bark, Chinese cassia, Chinese Botanical Name Cinnamomum burmannii (Nees & T. Nees) Nees ex Blume Plant Family: Lauraceae Synonyms Cinnamomum cassia auct. Parts Used Bark and leaf. OverviewCinnamon was utilized extensively thousands of years ago and is still popular today. Enjoyed since ancient times, cinnamon was mentioned in ancient Egyptian texts, the Bible, and was widely traded thousands of years ago in Europe and in Asia by Arab spice traders. Its scent is uniquely warming, uplifting, and stimulating, and its flavor sweet and delicious, hence the flavor and aroma have been utilized in countless confectionaries, baked goods, perfumes, cosmetics, beverages, and cordials. Recent scientific studies validate many of the traditional uses of this medicinal spice, indicating its health enhancing properties. Flavor Notes and Energetics Acrid, spicy, pungent, sweet, astringent and energetically considered heating and drying Herbal Actions Antioxidant, tonic, analgesic, circulatory stimulant, diaphoretic, alterative, expectorant, carminative, digestive, stomachic, emmenagogue Uses and Preparations Dried inner bark as a spice (in rolled whole form referred to as 'quills'), tea, potpourriFresh bark, twigs and leaves distilled as an essential oil.Constituents Volatile oils mostly composed of: cinnamaldehyde, phenolic compounds, flavonoid derivatives, mucilage, calcium oxalate, resins, sugars, and coumarins. salicylic acid, anhyrdocinnzelanin, anhydrocinnzelanol Precautions Specific: Not for use in pregnancy except under the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner. General: We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.