As we mentioned in previous articles, infertility is defined as inability of a couple to conceive after 12 months of unprotected sexual intercourse. It effects over 5 millions couple alone in the U. S. and many times more in the world. Because of unawareness of treatments, only 10% seeks help from professional specialist.We have spent most of the time in this series discussing the conventional and Chinese medicine in treating fertility. I believe, it is the best time to change the subject by discussing how to treat female infertility with herb cinnamon.
I. Definition
Cinnamon also known as Cinnamomum verum), it is a small evergreen tree belongs to the family Lauraceae and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating kidney yang deficiency.
II. How cinnamon effects women fertility
1. Kidney yang
Since it is a hot herbs, it helps to improve the yang qi in the kidney and increase the chance of fertility, if the infertility cause is diagnosis as yang qi deficiency. By increasing the kidney yang, it also help to enhance the chance of fertility as resulting of improving of sexual desire.
2. Digestive system
It is also helps to improve appetite and digestive system in vitamins and minerals absorption that are essential to maintain the healthy menstrual cycle and enhance the normal process of conception.
3. Blood flow
Cinnamon also contain certain chemical agents which help to stimulate the blood flow to the reproductive region, leading to lessening the risks of menstrual disorder and infertility caused blood deficiency of the reproductive organ. It also helps the spleen in regulating the production of insulin, resulting lessening the risks of blood sugar in the blood stream, causing diabetic like symptoms of infertility.
4. Immune system
As an antioxidant, it helps to improve the function of immune system in guarding our body against the invasion of bacteria and virus that decreases the risks of over active immune disorder, causing production of certain proteins binding to sperm and asking other immune cells to attach it.
5. Dysmenorrhea
It has some chemical properties which help to calm the reproductive organs during menstruation, resulting in lessening the menstrual pain caused by qi and blood stagnation in the region and increasing the chance of fertility.
III. Side effects
Since it is considered as one the hot food in traditional Chinese medicine, over dose may cause
yin qi deficiency ( or toxic effect because of presenting of coumarin in western medicine term)
I. Definition
Cinnamon also known as Cinnamomum verum), it is a small evergreen tree belongs to the family Lauraceae and has been used in traditional Chinese medicine in treating kidney yang deficiency.
II. How cinnamon effects women fertility
1. Kidney yang
Since it is a hot herbs, it helps to improve the yang qi in the kidney and increase the chance of fertility, if the infertility cause is diagnosis as yang qi deficiency. By increasing the kidney yang, it also help to enhance the chance of fertility as resulting of improving of sexual desire.
2. Digestive system
It is also helps to improve appetite and digestive system in vitamins and minerals absorption that are essential to maintain the healthy menstrual cycle and enhance the normal process of conception.
3. Blood flow
Cinnamon also contain certain chemical agents which help to stimulate the blood flow to the reproductive region, leading to lessening the risks of menstrual disorder and infertility caused blood deficiency of the reproductive organ. It also helps the spleen in regulating the production of insulin, resulting lessening the risks of blood sugar in the blood stream, causing diabetic like symptoms of infertility.
4. Immune system
As an antioxidant, it helps to improve the function of immune system in guarding our body against the invasion of bacteria and virus that decreases the risks of over active immune disorder, causing production of certain proteins binding to sperm and asking other immune cells to attach it.
5. Dysmenorrhea
It has some chemical properties which help to calm the reproductive organs during menstruation, resulting in lessening the menstrual pain caused by qi and blood stagnation in the region and increasing the chance of fertility.
III. Side effects
Since it is considered as one the hot food in traditional Chinese medicine, over dose may cause
yin qi deficiency ( or toxic effect because of presenting of coumarin in western medicine term)
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