Some people also believe it can stimulate the passions of a male. There are so many uses for cinnamon that it is hard to believe that most people only know it as an ingredient in their favorite dessert. In a persons lifetime, they probably encounter cinnamon a number of times, in a number of different forms, for a number of different reasons, without being aware of it's presence. There are many other species that are closely related to Common or True Cinnamon. One of these species of cinnamon is called Cinnamomum cassia , or Chinese Cinnamon, which was widely used in China before the discovery of True Cinnamon.
Cinnamomum cassia is cheaper and more abundant than Cinnamomum zeylanicum .
Also, it is heavier, less liquid, and congeals more quickly than True Cinnamon. In the United States Cinnamomum cassia is the official oil of cinnamon used for medicinal purposes. Its value is determined by the amount of cinnamic aldehyde it contains. Another type of cinnamon was Saigon Cinnamon which is often known as Annam Cinnamon, China Cinnamon, and God's Cinnamon. Cinnamomum inners is the species of Wild Cinnamon found in Japan.