On 04/24/2013 06:08 AM, W. Baker wrote:
> I have never herd this liver
> business and assume that in the amount I use for flavorng there woudl be
> no issue. Some oeple use large amounts of cinamon to keep their bgs down
> but the results have been variable

Hi Wendy,

"Cassia" is regular cinnamon in the reference below. You
really, really have to use a lot of it to be a problem.
The Cinnulin extract that is popular for BG is cassia,
but it is water extracted, which leaves the bad stuff behind.

-T


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon

Due to the presence of a moderately toxic component
called coumarin, European health agencies have recently
warned against consuming large amounts of cassia.[26]
This is contained in much lower dosages in Cinnamomum
burmannii due to its low essential oil content.[citation
needed] Coumarin is known to cause liver and kidney damage
in high concentrations. Measurements of coumarin in
ceylon cinnamon are much lower than those in cassia.[27][28]

26) Harris, Emily. German Christmas Cookies Pose Health Danger.
National Public Radio. Retrieved 2007-05-01

27) High daily intakes of cinnamon: Health risk cannot be ruled
out. BfR Health Assessment No. 044/2006, 18 August 2006

28) "Espoo daycare centre bans cinnamon as "moderately toxic
to liver"". Retrieved 2010-09-05.