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    (Cinnamon zeylanicum) is a native of Ceylon. This spice was used in
    ancient Egypt for embalming and magic. The oil, distilled from the chip,
    is said to be medicinal and is used as an aromatic, stimulant* and
    carminative.

       Cinnamon cordial is used for the stomache, for Diarrhea*, for
    nausea, and to check vomiting. This spice was so highly prized that
    fortunes were made and lost and empires were built around its import
    and export. It was once more valuable than gold and was used as a
    flavor and an aphrodisiac* in medieval Europe. Later it was one of the
    most profitable spices in the Dutch East India Company trade. In
    England it is known as oil of cassia. Its is also used in incense.

        According to some reports, the oil and incense* is reported
    to act as a sexual stimulant to some females.