Rou Gui vs Auricularia Auricula

The bark of Chinese cinnamon tree used in TCM as a warming herb for kidney yang deficiency and cold bi-syndrome — more warming than branch.

A culinary and medicinal mushroom used in TCM for cardiovascular conditions and blood thinning.

cinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, coumarin, eugenol, procyanidins

beta-glucans, acidic polysaccharides, ergosterol, melanin

Kidney yang deficiency in TCM, Cold bi-syndrome (arthritis from cold), Heart and spleen yang deficiency, Used in major warming formulas like Jin Gui Shen Qi Wan

blood thinning, cholesterol, cardiovascular health, immune support

Anti-inflammatory, Antidiabetic, Antimicrobial, Antioxidant

antiplatelet, hypolipidemic, immunostimulant, anti-tumor

1–5 g bark as decoction; add at end of cooking; 200–500 mg extract

1-3g daily or food amounts

Yin deficiency with heat, Pregnancy in large doses, Liver disease (coumarin)

anticoagulant medications

Warming excess in heat conditions, Hepatotoxicity from high coumarin with long-term use

antiplatelet effects