"This is cinnamon, which can induce sweating to relieve muscle tension, warm the meridians and activate the pulse, assist yang energy in transforming into qi, dispel cold, and alleviate pain. Look, its surface is reddish-brown to brown, with vertical striations, fine wrinkles, and small knot-like leaf scars, branch scars, and bud scars, with dot-like lenticels, hard and brittle texture, easy to break. These have been processed for several days, almost ready after another day of drying."
Gu Chengyu was a bit puzzled. The medical books from his previous life clearly stated that cinnamon grew in the south, but since Jingyuan Prefecture belonged to the Northern area, how could cinnamon be abundant here?
