A "huge" variation exists in the amounts of coumarin in bark samples of cassia cinnamon from trees growing in Indonesia, scientists are reporting in a new study. That natural ingredient in the spice ...

Gardeners sometimes tout cinnamon as a repellent for pests and a remedy for plant diseases. Is this common household spice really an effective tool in the garden, or is this just influencer hokum? We ...

The aroma of cinnamon is unmistakable. If you have ever awakened to the delicious fragrance of baking cinnamon rolls, you have a tree to thank. Cinnamon is a spice obtained from the inner bark of ...

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There's something about cinnamon that makes people smile, no doubt because it conjures up sense-memories of the wonderful foods that it perfumes. In ancient times cinnamon, and its cousin cassia, ...