Cinnamomum Cassia
This furnishes cassia bark, which is much like cinnamon, but thicker, coarser, stronger, less delicate in flavor, and cheaper; hence it is often used to adulterate cinnamon. The unexpanded flower buds...
This furnishes cassia bark, which is much
like cinnamon, but thicker, coarser, stronger, less delicate in
flavor, and cheaper; hence it is often used to adulterate
cinnamon. The unexpanded flower buds are sold as cassia buds,
possessing properties similar to those of the bark. It is grown
in southern China, Java, and tropical countries generally.
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