Botanical name: Cinnamomm zeylanicum Other names: Ceylon Cinnamom Family: Lauracea Part used: skin & bark Taste (rasa): pungent (katuk), sweet (madhur), bitter (tikta) Characteristic (guna): dry (ruksha), light (lahu), penetrating (tikshna) Energy (veerya): heating (ushna) Post digestive effect (vipak): pungent (katuk) Dosha effect: Decreases vatta, kapha. Increases pitta. Action (karma): Appetizer, destroys toxins, cardiotonic, calmative, aromatic, digestive, expectorant, increases sperm, diaphortic, antispasmodic. Dose: Up to 9 grams a day. Contraindications: Caution during pregnancy and high pitta.