Cinnamon, is the bark of the true cinnamon tree, or Laurus ctnnamomum, L. - but an inferior sort, which is often sold for genuine, is collected from the base cinnamon, or Laurus Cassia, L. See Bay-Tree, p. 201.

Cinnamon is one of the most agreeable, and useful aromatics: it is more grateful both to the palate an 1 stomach, than the generality of spices. It cannot, however, be doubted, that it is more heating and stimulating, than its common substitute, cassia-bark : hence the latter is better adapted to cuiinary uses, especially for the young and plethoric, than the real cinnamon, which deserves the preference in medicine: and here it is of con-siderable service in alvine flu arising from relaxation, and immoderate discharges. .