Edge Water Chamber Blog

The bark of an evergreen tree that is native to Sri Lanka and India that has been used to treat fever, diarrhea, and menstrual problems from at least 2700 B.C.. It is hard to imagine that this medicine has also been and continues to be used in cooking. The next time you pick up some Watkins Cinnamon consider the rich history of cinnamon. You may want to study some of its medicinal uses to add to the gourmet cooking spice use of this wonderful tree bark. Even today Cinnamon bark is a common ingredient in many products such as toothpaste, mouthwash, perfume, soap, lipstick, chewing gum, cough syrup, nasal sprays, and cola drinks.