Cinnamomum verum is cinnamon, which is a small tree native to Sri Lanka and used for two specific maladies in Haiti.
The tree bark is made into a decoction for diarrhea and vomiting. 1-3 drops for each is recommended to take care of the problem.
The chemical breakdown of the cinnamon tree bark is the following: protein 3.1% fat: 1.2%, carbohydrates: 80.6%, ash: 3.3%, calcium: 470 mg, Thiamine: 0.02 mg, riboflavin: 0.07 mg, niacin: 0.7 mg.
Studies of the bark show that works as a antifungal antidote.
The history of cinnamon is long and varied stemming from Sri Lanka, India, China but has made its presence known in all parts of the world. There is no exact knowledge which colonizer brought it to the Caribbean but what is known is that it was used for its antifungal properties, which is the antithesis of what greatly interests Macandal in the novel, “But now what interested Macandal most was the fungi”(18).
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