What tree is cinnamon? Can this tree live after peeling?

Cinnamomum cassia bark is a general term for bark such as Cinnamomum cassia, Yinxiang, Cinnamomum cassia or Cinnamomum cassia. Trees can't survive after peeling.

Before the Qin Dynasty, cinnamon had been used as a condiment for meat in China, which was as famous as ginger. Cinnamon bark, known as "Yinxiang" in Guangdong, belongs to Cinnamomum of Lauraceae. It is produced in Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Sichuan and other provinces in China. As an aromatic condiment, cinnamon oil can also be extracted. Cinnamon oil is an important spice in food industry and can also be used as medicine.

Classification of Cinnamomum cassia

1, oil laurel

Cinnamomum cassia is the skin peeled from the Cinnamomum cassia tree with a long growth period, and its oil content is high. Cinnamomum cassia with a growth period of 60~ 100 years is the best. It has a large volume and can provide aftertaste for cooked food with sauce and brine, which is usually called after-fragrance.

2, pumping laurel

Cinnamon bark, commonly known as cinnamon, is fragrant and cool, like camphor, slightly sweet and spicy, especially with thin skin and rich aroma, which mainly plays a role in flavoring.

3. cinnamon

Cinnamon is made from the dry bark of Cinnamon cassia, with fine skin and thick meat, purple cross section, heavy oil, strong fragrance, sweet and slightly spicy taste and no residue when chewed. There is a very fragrant smell at the entrance, called qianxiang.

4. Ramulus Cinnamomi

Picking cinnamon twigs, removing leaves and drying in the sun are called cassia twigs. The function is cool and fragrant, and it is used less at home. It is more useful in special halogen products.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Cinnamon, People's Daily-Beijing Morning Post: It is shocking to be detained for peeling bark.