- Ease menstrual symptoms. Research indicates that cinnamon tea may help reduce menstrual symptoms such as bleeding, pain, nausea, and vomiting.
- Help your heart. Several studies have found that cinnamon can ease inflammation, lower blood pressure, and removing excess cholesterol from blood vessels.
- Ease chronic inflammation. It’s associated with diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Cinnamon helps to reduce markers of inflammation, which in turn lowers the risk of disease.
- Help control your blood sugar. Studies suggest that powdered cinnamon and cinnamon tea can both be helpful when trying to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Research has shown that cinnamon can lower serum lipids and blood glucose levels, as well as fasting plasma glucose and triglycerides.
Caution: Cinnamon contains a chemical called coumarin. Eating too much can cause liver damage, cancer, low blood sugar, or breathing problems. Adults shouldn’t have more than one teaspoon of cinnamon per day — children should eat even less.