The function of cinnamon tea

Cinnamon comes from cinnamon bark, an evergreen tree native to Sri Lanka and southern India Cinnamon contains essential oils, tannins and carbohydrates Drinking cinnamon tea can absorb these nutrients, so it has many health benefits, such as anti-oxidation, anti-inflammatory sterilization, anti diabetes and anti-tumor According to a study published in the American Journal of diabetes care in 2003, cinnamon can significantly reduce the blood lipid level of patients with type 2 diabetes During the 40 day study, 60 volunteers were given 1 g, 3 g or 6 g cinnamon, respectively Compared with other participants who did not take cinnamon, their triglyceride levels were reduced by 23-30%, LDL (bad cholesterol) levels by 7-27%, and total cholesterol levels by 12-26% Therefore, researchers believe that patients with type 2 diabetes should include cinnamon in their diet as a treatment for lowering cholesterol levels and related cardiovascular disease risks It was found that the water extract form of cinnamon can reduce insulin resistance and fasting glucose level in obese rats Cinnamon has this effect because it can activate peroxisome proliferators to activate receptors - molecules that affect the expression of specific genes Therefore, researchers believe that cinnamon can also help control obesity related diabetes A study of the non insulin related effects of insulin on blood glucose has found that cinnamic extract, called cinnamaldehyde, has two direct effects on glucose: it stimulates glucose uptake and inhibits glucose uptake by cells After stopping the administration of cinnamon extract, the inhibition activity stopped and the activation effect disappeared The researchers concluded that because cinnamaldehyde has a dual effect, this particular component is not the main factor in cinnamon's anti diabetes effect Anticancer effect cinnamon can play an anticancer role by reducing the supply of tumor blood and promoting tumor cell death The researchers took cinnamon water extract orally to rats and found that it can effectively inhibit the growth and proliferation of tumor cells At present, scientists are continuing to study the benefits of cinnamon on the prevention and treatment of different cancers.