It is an antiseptic and kills a lot of decay and disease causing bacteria, fungi, and viruses too. That’s why it’s added to toothpaste and dental floss. And it can be used to treat cuts and scrapes. Just wash the injury well, then sprinkle on some powdered cinnamon.

It also helps with digestion. Plus, some studies are beginning to show that it even helps to reduce high blood pressure.

All this thinking about cinnamon has put me in the mood for some cinnamon tea.

I’ll leave you with this — something interesting I found on Wikipedia about Cinnamon and cassia:

The name cinnamon is correctly used to refer to Ceylon Cinnamon, also known as “true cinnamon” (from the botanical name C. verum). However, the related species Cassia (Cinnamomum aromaticum) and Cinnamomum burmannii are sometimes sold labeled as cinnamon, sometimes distinguished from true cinnamon as “Indonesian cinnamon” or, at least for Cassia, “Bastard cinnamon”. Ceylon cinnamon, using only the thin inner bark, has a finer, less dense and more crumbly texture, and is considered to be less strong than cassia^[1].
Cassia is generally a medium to light reddish brown, is hard and woody in texture, and is thicker (2-3 mm thick), as all of the layers of bark are used.

Most of the cinnamon sold in supermarkets in the United States is actually cassia. European health agencies have recently warned against consuming high amounts of cassia, due to a toxic component called coumarin.^[2]This is contained in much lower dosages in Ceylon cinnamon and in Cinnamomum burmannii. Coumarin is known to cause liver and kidney damage in high concentrations.

The two barks when whole are easily distinguished, and their microscopic characteristics are also quite distinct. Cinnamon sticks (or quills) have many thin layers and can easily be made into powder using a coffee or spice grinder whereas cassia sticks are much
harder, made up of one thick layer, capable of damaging a spice or coffee grinder. It is a bit harder to tell powdered cinnamon from powdered cassia. When powdered bark is treated with tincture of iodine (a test for starch),
little effect is visible in the case of pure cinnamon of good quality, but when
cassia is present a deep-blue tint is produced, the intensity of the coloration depending on the proportion of cassia.

Cinnamon is also sometimes confused with Malabathrum (Cinnamomum tamala) and Saigon Cinnamon (Cinnamomum loureiroi).

Dried Herbs

• Lavender (1 cup)
• Spearmint (1/4 cup)
• Chamomile (2 tablespoons)
• Basil (1 teaspoon)

General Supplies

• Bowl or Plastic Bag
• Cotton Muslin or Organdy (also called organza) Bags (4 — 1” x 2”)
• Ribbon or tie (if the muslin bag doesn’t have one)

Step 1: Mix Herbs

Mix the herbs in a bowl or toss them into a plastic baggie and shake then up a bit.

Step 2: Fill Bags

Fill each bag so that it’s ample with herbs, but not so full that it’s gonna split at the
seems. Tie each one shut.

Step 3: Place Bags

Find those special nooks and crannies around your home that need some added lavender punch and place the bags there. Or give them to a friend. Use them for whatever need
speaks to you.

Notes:

I don’t usually get out the measuring cups to make the herb mix, but I list measurements here to give you an idea on proportions of herbs I use.

I usually get organdy bags on clearance so their sizes tend to vary. Many people make their own out of cotton muslin and tie it shut with a pretty ribbon.

Sometimes I may add a tumbled stone to each bag, such as rose quartz, for an added punch. If you wish to do the same, just make sure the stone has been cleansed before you drop it into the sachet bag.

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Do you have a favorite herb you’d love to use in a sachet, but aren’t sure about herbs that would compliment it well? Or do you have any herbal recipes for sachets that you’d
like to share? Please post those and any other thoughts here.

Here’s some of what using it can do:

• Aid sleep
• Aid digestion
• Sooth anxiety and irritability
• Ease a headache
• Ease muscle aches
• Repel insects
• Heal insect bites
• Treat acne

And here are some tips at how to use it:

To Aid Sleep:

Drink an infusion of it to calm yourself before sleeping. You can also try sewing some seeds or dried lavender into your pillow or stuff a sachet in your pillowcase. It will calm you and ease insomnia. Pleasant dreams.

To Aid Digestion:

An Infusion of tea can help calm the muscle lining in the digestive tract.

To Sooth Anxiety and Irritability:

Use it as aromatherapy to help alleviate stress and anxiety. Light candles, use it as an oil, or bath gel – even potpourri. Breath in the scent and feel relieved.

To Ease a Headache:

Apply lavender oil to your temples to help alleviate a headache.

To Ease Muscle Aches:

Rub the oil into your muscles or take a hot lavender bath. Both will help send those muscle aches away.

To Repel Insects:

Bunches of it can repel insects so plant it around your deck or around the yard. Hang some sprigs or sachets in the closet to repel moths. Plus it keeps the closet smelling great too!

To Heal Insect Bites:

Use an infusion of it to heal insect bites.

To Treat Acne:

Lavender oil, when diluted with water, can help treat acne.

Have I missed any properties? Or maybe you have a lavender related recipe you’d like to share? Feel free to share here.

Blossom Farm’s Site has some fun recipes there too.

Happy day to you!