Digestion
Cinnamon Stick
A simple bark decoction, warming and sweet.
A cinnamon stick simmered ten minutes is one of the oldest kitchen drinks. Ceylon cinnamon is the gentler everyday bark; cassia is louder and heavier in coumarin.
- Steep
- 12 min
- Water
- 100°C / 212°F
- Caffeine
- None
Taste · Warm spice, sweet wood
Ingredients
2 cups
- Organic cinnamon stick · Ceylon if you drink it often1
- Fresh ginger · optional2 slices
Method
- 1
Simmer the stick in 500 ml water 10–12 minutes.
- 2
Strain. Honey if you want it sweeter.
Why this cup
- Warming after a cold meal
- A traditional cup for a sluggish, cold stomach
- Smells like baking without being dessert
Go gently
- Prefer Ceylon for daily cups — cassia is high in coumarin.
- Large amounts are not for pregnancy. Not a medicine for blood sugar.
- Skip if you take medicines your clinician has flagged with cinnamon.
Steep timer
12:00
