(Cinnamomum – belongs to the laurel family)
Cinnamon has been used in our kitchens for thousands of years, found in Chinese, Sumerian, Phoenician, Persian, Egyptian and Greek cuisines, many of us associate cinnamon with apple strudel, mulled wine and wintertime. But there is much more to cinnamon! Cinnamon has a strong antibacterial and antiviral effect, it also helps us with a bad cold, strengthens our immune system and drives away the winter blues with its warm smell.