Mei Pian Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Mei Pian (Cinnamomum burmanni, also spelled burmannii), the Indonesian cinnamon or Padang cassia, is an evergreen tree of the laurel family, Lauraceae, native to Sumatra, Java and southern China and grown for its bark, the cinnamon most common in American kitchens. It grows 15-20 m with glossy, oval, three-veined leaves that emerge red and small, pale yellow flowers followed by dark berries. In China, crystals of natural borneol, called mei pian, are distilled from the leaves of a chemical race and have a cool, camphor-like scent. We extract the dried bark and leaf.