Cinnamon is a plant quite familiar to life, and can be used as both a spice and a medicine from time immemorial. In the genus Cinnamomum there are many different species of cinnamon. In the world, two common species are known:
Chinese Cinnamon (scientific name is Cinnamomum cassia Blume) Sri Lankan cinnamon, or cinnamon (scientific name is Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees)
In Vietnam, in localities such as Thanh Hoa, Nghe An, there is also a precious species of cinnamon with the scientific name of Cinnamomum loureirii Nees. This article will mainly deal with this species.
It is a woody plant with evergreen leaves, more closely related to the Chinese species than to Sri Lankan despite belonging to the same genus. The leaves are ovate at both ends, narrow, slightly pointed. The white flowers grow in clusters at the ends of the leaves or at the tips of the branches. Long ovoid nut.
The bark and branches are spicy and have a strong aroma. People exploit the bark of the trunk, branches to make medicine in Eastern medicine, make spices, herbs for skin care... Leaves can be used to distill essential oils. Wood is used to make handicrafts, interior decorations…

Parts Using Cinnamon
Usually, people peel the bark (cinnamon) to use as medicine or spice. In life, cinnamon essential oil is also often used because of its many health benefits.
Peeling is usually carried out in April-May and September-October. At this time, the tree has a lot of resin, easy to peel, not to miss the heart (if you peel the heart off, it will be considered less valuable). Peels in other locations are classified separately and have different names:
The bark taken from below the ground from 0.2–0.4m to 1.2m is called lowland cinnamon, not of high value.
The part of the bark from 1.2m above the ground to the first branched trunk is called Thuong Chau cinnamon. This is the best part, great value.
Peeled bark on large branches will be called upper cinnamon.
The peeled bark on small branches is called cinnamon chi. This name is also sometimes used to refer to the dried young branches.
One cinnamon tree gives an average of 30kg of good and 10kg of medium. For the peeled bark on the trunk and large branches, after harvesting, it must be brought back to incubate. Without annealing, the finished product will also lose its value. With the bark on the small branches, just dry in the cool.
This medicinal herb is also sometimes crushed into powder or soaked in alcohol, making syrup for use.

Cinnamon decorations
Currently, besides the usual cinnamon used as a spice, which is popular in the domestic market as well as in many foreign markets,
There is still another type of cinnamon called forest cinnamon.
Although this type of cinnamon has very little flavor, it has a much nicer appearance than regular cinnamon.
Forest cinnamon looks thicker and has a natural reddish color, highly aesthetic.
In the past, forest cinnamon was mainly used for incense or wood. However, in recent years, cinnamon has been interested by many international customers for decorative purposes.
They think that forest cinnamon is very suitable for decoration because not only does it look better than regular cinnamon, but the price of forest cinnamon is also much cheaper.
Currently, many countries in Europe and the United States love to use cinnamon as decorations during holidays, especially Christmas and New Year.
They pay little attention to the taste of Cinnamon but only need beautiful and cheap cinnamon sticks for decoration.Therefore, forest cinnamon is an optimal choice for decorative purposes.

The address that specializes in providing cinnamon decorations
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