CINNAMON is a spices has been
used for centuries in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine to cure like indigestion,
flu and cancer. And it also help us to get glowing skin and prevent hair loss.
Cinnamon can be used in multifarious various to improve your skin and health.
Here are some surprising used of
cinnamon.
Cures Acne, Pimples and
Blemishes:
Cinnamon helps get rid of
acne and pimples on the face and body. This is done by drying the skin and
bringing blood and oxygen to the outer skin surface. A simple to make recipe
includes mixing 3 tbsp. honey with 1 tbsp cinnamon. Apply the paste on the affected
areas and leave it overnight. Alternatively, leave it on for 20 minutes before
washing with water. Repeat next week.
Anti-acne
face mask.
Get down and dirty to your pores with
a homemade acne treatment made
out of 3 tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon. Whip into a thick
paste that will resemble chocolate and smooth onto your face. The cinnamon will
stop the acne-causing bacteria, and the honey will work to reduce redness and
restore moisture. Leave on for about ten minutes (or until it starts to burn),
then wash off and pat face dry.
Cleanses the Scalp
Cinnamon can also be used
to nourish the scalp. Make a paste using 1 tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp warm
olive oil and 1 tbsp honey. Massage this into the scalp and leave on for 15
minutes.
Wash off after this using
a normal shampoo. Cinnamon acts like an exfoliating agent to stimulate the
scalp and provide nourishment to hair follicles.
Antiseptic
Cinnamon has antiseptic
properties. If you have an open cut or wound, just dust a pinch of cinnamon
over it. Bacteria will be killed and the wound heals faster.
Heart Diseases:
Mix honey and cinnamon
powder together and apply on bread instead of jam and consume daily. This will
keep you safe from heart attacks. You can apply this mixture on roti’s as well.
Weight
loss:
Drinking honey and
cinnamon powder boiled in a cup of water, at least half an hour before
breakfast and at night daily has shown amazing results to control weight loss.
Taken regularly it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Cinnamon
helps to reduce weight quickly.
Cures Cold:
Cinnamon is a warming herb
used to cure cold and the common flu. Cinnamon when added to ginger tea is an
excellent cold reliever. Another remedy includes adding quarter-teaspoon if
cinnamon powder to a tablespoon of honey. Consume the mixture twice a day for 3
days for best results.
Diabetes
Treatment:
A quarter teaspoon
cinnamon when consumed over a period of 2 months will help reduce blood sugar
levels by 30 per cent.
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