Peppermint is one of the oldest and best tasting home remedies for indigestion. Mint can also help soothe a nagging cough, sore throats and allergies. Cinnamon, native to Sri Lanka, is the dried bark of a tree of the Laurel family. It is one of the earliest sought after spices, with references to its use in the Bible and in ancient Egypt. The evergreen cinnamon tree grows to over 30 feet in the wild, but is kept shorter under cultivation.
Cinnamon trees thrive in tropical maritime climates at low altitudes.
The bark is harvested or peeled from the trees and made into quills by hand rolling and drying in the sun. The quills can be ground or processed into oil for cooking purposes. The sweet, somewhat woody aroma is fragrant and strong, and the flavor is very distinctive and warming. The sweet orange is the most popular of all citrus fruits. Stash sources its orange peel from the best California Valencia oranges.