Cassia Twig (桂枝)

Claim & Evidence

Claim: 桂枝 (guìzhī) is a Chinese botanical incense ingredient — Cinnamomum cassia (the young twig); syn. C. aromaticum — with an aroma profile of warm, spicy, sweet, woody.

Evidence sources:

Source Type Evidence level Accessed
Cinnamomum cassia in Flora of China botanical Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20
Cinnamomum aromaticum on GBIF taxonomy Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20
本草纲目 木之一 on Wikisource traditional Tier 3 — Historical primary source 2026-09-20

Attributes

Field Value
Chinese 桂枝
Pinyin guìzhī
Scientific name Cinnamomum cassia (the young twig); syn. C. aromaticum
Type ingredient
Aroma warm, spicy, sweet, woody
Category Woods

Relationships

Type Related entity
category Woods
aroma Spicy
aroma Sweet
aroma Woody
related Cinnamon
related Clove
related Dried Ginger

Main Site

Read the full article: Cassia Twig on IncenseHerbs


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