Cassia Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Cassia (Cinnamomum cassia), the Chinese cinnamon, is an evergreen tree of the laurel family, Lauraceae, native to southern China and northern Vietnam and grown in plantations in Guangxi, Guangdong, and Yunnan. It reaches 10 to 15 meters with grey, rough bark, leathery, oblong leaves marked by three prominent parallel veins, and small yellowish flowers followed by dark purple berries. Its bark is thicker, redder, and hotter in flavor than Ceylon cinnamon and curls into a single thick scroll when dried; it is the cinnamon of most American grocery shelves. In China the young twigs are known as Gui Zhi. We extract the dried bark and twig separately.