S one of the most profitable spices in the Dutch East India trade of the 1600s and 1700s, cinnamon was used for everything from food flavouring to religious rites and embalming. It was prized as a herbal medicine in China from as early as 2700BC, and over the years interest in the potential health benefits of the spice has become more widespread. Research is ongoing, but nutritionists agree that
CINNAMON The spice of life
Jul 22, 2022
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