Cinnamon or Dalchini is used as a spice in our curries, but it has a lot of medicinal properties. These days it is used in coffee and Tea also for good aroma and taste.
A study by the National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) has found that cinnamon could be effective in treating prostate cancer as its components were found to have chemopreventive effects.
As a part of the study, adult rats were given cinnamon or its bioactive compounds through the diet before induction of cancer.
Up to 70 percent of the rats that had the cinnamon showed normal prostate histologically, meaning there was a decrease in the cancer.
Along with Ilaichi, Cinnamon is also used extensively in Biryani preparation and in all the non-veg curries. It gives a good aroma and taste to the food.
It helps in the reduction of diabetes. Cinnamon is a bark of a tree and it can be boiled in hot water and can be taken as education and it reduces blood sugar levels.
So please take Cinnamon to the extent possible as it helps in the reduction of blood sugar and the latest is that it helps in curing cancer of the prostate.