Cinnamon (桂皮)

Claim & Evidence

Claim: 桂皮 (guìpí) is a Chinese botanical incense ingredient — Cinnamomum cassia (Chinese cinnamon/cassia); cf. C. verum (Ceylon cinnamon) — with an aroma profile of warm, spicy, sweet.

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

Attributes

Field Value
Chinese 桂皮
Pinyin guìpí
Scientific name Cinnamomum cassia (Chinese cinnamon/cassia); cf. C. verum (Ceylon cinnamon)
Type ingredient
Aroma warm, spicy, sweet
Category Spices

Relationships

Type Related entity
category Spices
aroma Spicy
aroma Sweet
related Clove
related Orange Peel / Chenpi

Main Site

Read the full article: Cinnamon on IncenseHerbs


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