Cinnamon as Medicine

The World Health Organization recommends the use of the Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS), a natural and inexpensive way to rehydrate when one suffers from diarrhea. In the Philippines, an age-old practice in rural communities is to drink tea from the Philippine cinnamon kalingag bark as a relief from diarrhea. Be sure to plant your own…

Bonsai is a living art, and I love being around them. Without a doubt, being with bonsai trees is like being in an old forest in my own small garden! Why Philippine Cinnamon? First and foremost, according to Dr. Jay Picardal, one of the few experts on the Philippine cinnamon, there are only around 672…

To friends who are diabetic and whose parents and family members are diabetic, please check out our coco sugar that is low glycemic (indi sobra katam-is) and cinnamon coco sugar at Kmart Bacolod. Safe, clean, and healthy food!Many thanks, Technological University of the Philippines-Visayas for providing us a Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)-compliant processing facility, DOST…

Craving for tantalizing aroma of fresh cinnamon and fresh lemongrass in your home roasted lechon manok? Try using our pure essential oil. We’ve been using this product for at least 2 years at home. It’s very convenient to use! We distill organic Philippine cinnamon leaves, while our partner also distills organic lemongrass. Both produce are…

What are the different indigenous Philippine cinnamon species? Sharing the presentation of Dr. Jay Picardal at the Philippine-American Academy of Science & Engineering (PAASE) online conference last July 21, 2020. Slides 4, 18, 20 of 41. Indigenous:1. Cinnamomum (C.) nanophyllum2. C. Perglabrum3. C. Utile4. C. Ebaloi5. C. Myrianthum6. C. Oblongum7. C. Mendozai8. C. Ianaoense9. C….

Let’s bring back the Philippine cinnamon into our homes! Before the Spaniards came, cinnamon (Cinnamomum Mercadoi) was extensive in what is now known as Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Cinnamon is local! Here’s what it is called in various parts of Visayas and Mindanao. Be sure to plant your own cinnamon at home, in a pot…