What Cinnamon Bark Capsules Are For
NOW Cinnamon Bark is the cinnamon capsule people take for blood sugar, and for wanting more of the spice in their day than a spoonful on porridge gives them. Each vegetarian capsule carries 600 mg of cinnamon bark and the stated dose is two capsules daily with food, so 1,200 mg a day.
Cinnamon is a bark rather than a nutrient, and here is the whole of what anyone is permitted to say about it: there is no authorised health claim for cinnamon, for blood sugar, for the heart or for anything else. Anyone promising you one is promising what nobody is allowed to promise. So here instead is what is in the capsule, the two questions to settle before you buy, and what we would rather sell you if blood sugar is really why you came.
Ask Us Which Cinnamon This Is Before You Buy
There are two cinnamons sold in the world and the difference matters more than almost anything else about this capsule. Ceylon cinnamon, the one sometimes called true cinnamon, contains very little coumarin. Cassia cinnamon, which is the commoner and cheaper kind and what most supplements and most supermarket jars contain, carries a good deal more of it.
Coumarin is the reason to care. It is toxic to the liver at dose, and European safety assessors set a tolerable daily intake of 0.1 mg for every kilogram you weigh — so about 6 mg a day for a 60 kg adult, and about 7 mg for a 70 kg one. A supplement giving 1,200 mg a day of cassia bark can sit close to that figure on its own, before the cinnamon in your food.
The carton stays silent on which species is in it. So please ask us, and we will read the carton with you or write to the supplier; French safety authorities take the view that a manufacturer should state both the species and the coumarin content, and we agree with them. Until we know, we would hold this one back from anyone with a liver question.
If You Live With Diabetes, Please Read This Before Anything Else
We would rather lose this sale than have you take a cinnamon capsule instead of your medicine, and that worry is a real one rather than a theoretical one, which is why we would rather talk to you than let a label do it.
Cinnamon is widely sold on a blood sugar story and there is no authorised claim behind it. If you take metformin, a sulfonylurea, insulin or anything else for blood sugar, come and see our doctor before you add this, because the sensible questions are whether it does anything at all for you, whether it adds to what your medicine is already doing, and how your readings should be watched if you try it. All three want a person rather than a shelf.
And if you have been told your sugar is borderline and you are looking for something to take instead of changing anything else, please come in and talk to us. Our doctor can check your readings properly, and that conversation is worth considerably more than this bottle.
What Is in the Capsule
600 mg of cinnamon bark per vegetarian capsule, with no animal-derived ingredients, non-GMO and gluten-free. The dose on the box is two capsules daily taken with food.
The carton leaves the pack size out altogether, which means nobody can work out how long a bottle lasts or what a day costs. Ask us and we will count them for you before you order. At two capsules a day, a bottle of 100 capsules runs to about seven weeks, and a larger bottle rather longer, and those are different purchases.
Two Things We Would Rather Sell You
If a warming, spiced cup is what you were really after, cinnamon as a tea gives you the flavour with a far smaller amount of the bark, and the coumarin question largely goes away with it. Our turmeric and cinnamon tea is the pleasanter route and most people stick with it longer.
And if blood sugar is honestly the reason you came, there is one thing in this area with permitted wording behind it rather than a story: chromium, which is allowed to say it contributes to normal macronutrient metabolism and to the maintenance of normal blood glucose levels. Bring your readings and talk to our pharmacist about it.
Who Should Leave This One Alone
Anyone with a history of liver trouble, and anyone taking a medicine known to be hard on the liver, should avoid coumarin-containing supplements altogether — that is the specific advice of the French food safety agency and it applies squarely here while the species is unknown.
In this country that is a bigger group than it sounds. Tuberculosis treatment is hard on the liver, several antiretrovirals need liver monitoring, and so do some medicines for epilepsy and for cholesterol. If you are on any of those, bring the packets to the counter and let our pharmacist look before you spend anything on this.
Is Cinnamon Bark Right for You?
It suits an adult who simply likes cinnamon and wants it in a measured capsule rather than a spoon, who has no liver concerns and takes no regular medicine, and who is buying it without expecting it to do a particular job. On those terms it is a clean, vegetarian, honestly made capsule from a serious manufacturer.
Please speak to us first if any of these describes you:
- You live with diabetes or take anything for blood sugar. Please see our doctor before adding it.
- You have ever had liver trouble, or you take tuberculosis treatment, antiretrovirals, epilepsy or cholesterol medicines. The coumarin question applies to you.
- You take warfarin or another blood thinner. Bring the packets in.
- You are pregnant or breastfeeding, or buying it for a child. Please see our doctor.
- You are buying it hoping it will bring your sugar down. That is the conversation to have with our doctor rather than with a label.
And if you are not sure which of those describes you, ask our pharmacist before you spend anything.
Where to Buy NOW Cinnamon Bark 600 mg Veg Capsules in Kenya
Order online and we deliver countrywide, or collect from our pharmacy at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. We send orders to Nairobi and every neighbourhood around it — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Rosslyn, Kitisuru, Lower Kabete, Lavington, Kileleshwa, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Buruburu, Donholm, Embakasi, Ngong Road, Kasarani, Roysambu, Zimmerman, Githurai, Ruaka, Banana Hill, Two Rivers, Village Market and Pride Lands — and across Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru and Ngong.
Beyond the capital we deliver to Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Athi River, Kitengela, Kajiado, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Bomet, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Siaya, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Vihiga, Webuye, Kitale, Nandi Hills, Iten, Kapenguria, Embu, Meru, Chuka, Kerugoya, Murang’a, Othaya, Nyahururu, Nanyuki, Maralal, Isiolo, Marsabit, Moyale, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Mwingi, Makueni, Emali, Kibwezi, Voi, Taveta, Wundanyi, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi, Lamu and Hola. At two capsules a day a pack runs for a known length of time, so tell us the pack size you want and we will work out how many months that covers before you order.
Across Africa, ask us before you order. We have sent orders to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and as far as Malawi, and we will quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of the continent. Tell us the destination and we will confirm any import paperwork before the parcel leaves us.
Living abroad? Order from wherever you are and we deliver to your family here in Kenya. Kenyans in the UK, the United States, Canada, South Africa and the Gulf order from us regularly for parents and relatives at home. A daily supplement like this one taken steadily month after month does far more than a single pack, so tell us who it is for and how many months you want covered and we will set up the repeat.
Why Buy Your NOW Cinnamon Bark 600 mg Veg Capsules from HealthAlone Kenya?
HealthAlone is a pharmacist-led health ecosystem licensed by the Pharmacy and Poisons Board, and our stock is original, sealed and correctly stored. Kahawa Sukari is a real counter with real pharmacists behind it.
Our pharmacists will find out which species of cinnamon is in the bottle before you swallow it, check the coumarin question against your liver and your medicines, and make sure nobody is taking a capsule in place of their diabetes treatment. Our doctor is here too if you would rather have the whole question looked at properly.
It is one more step in our vision: building Africa’s most trusted health ecosystem, accessible to everyone, everywhere.
NOW Cinnamon Bark: Your Questions Answered
What does cinnamon bark do?
There is no authorised health claim for cinnamon, for blood sugar or for anything else, so we hold back from promising you a result. It is a bark taken as a measured capsule by people who want more of it than cooking gives them.
Is this Ceylon or cassia cinnamon?
The carton does not say, and it is the first thing to settle. Ceylon contains very little coumarin; cassia, the commoner kind, contains a good deal more. Ask us and we will read the carton with you or write to the supplier.
Why does coumarin matter?
It is toxic to the liver at dose. European assessors set a tolerable daily intake of 0.1 mg per kilogram of body weight, which is about 6 mg a day for a 60 kg adult, and 1,200 mg a day of cassia bark can sit close to that on its own.
How much do I take?
Two capsules daily with food, giving 1,200 mg. Please do not exceed that, and read the question above before you start.
Can I take it for my blood sugar?
Come and see our doctor first. Cinnamon is widely sold on a blood sugar story with no authorised claim behind it, and the one thing we will not do is let you take a capsule in place of your medicine. If you take metformin, a sulfonylurea or insulin, that conversation matters.
I have been told my sugar is borderline. Should I buy this?
Come and talk to us instead. Our doctor can check your readings properly and go through what actually helps at that stage, and some of what helps at that stage has nothing to do with supplements.
I have had liver trouble. Can I take it?
Please avoid it, and come and ask us. The advice on coumarin-containing supplements is that anyone with a history of liver disease should avoid them, and the same goes for anyone on a medicine known to be hard on the liver.
Which medicines are hard on the liver?
Tuberculosis treatment is, several antiretrovirals need liver monitoring, and so do some epilepsy and cholesterol medicines. If you take any of those, bring the packets to the counter before you buy this.
How many capsules are in a bottle?
The carton does not state it, which means nobody can tell how long a bottle lasts. Ask us and we will count them before you order. At two capsules a day, 100 capsules runs to about seven weeks.
Is it suitable for vegetarians?
Yes. The capsules are vegetarian, with no animal-derived ingredients, and they are non-GMO and gluten-free.
Can I take it in pregnancy?
Please see our doctor first. Cinnamon as a spice in food is one thing; 1,200 mg a day in a capsule is another.
Is there a nicer way to take cinnamon?
Yes, and for most people it is the better buy. A cinnamon tea gives you the warmth and the flavour with a far smaller amount of the bark, so the coumarin question largely goes away. Ask our pharmacist.
Is anything in this area actually permitted to make a claim?
Chromium is. It carries permitted wording about normal macronutrient metabolism and normal blood glucose levels, which no herb in this category can say. Ask our pharmacist, and bring your readings if you have them.
Where can I buy NOW Cinnamon Bark 600 mg Veg Capsules in Kenya, and what does it cost?
From HealthAlone, online for delivery countrywide or over the counter at Kahawa Sukari Shopping Center, Nairobi. The current price is shown above. We deliver across Nairobi — the CBD, Westlands, Parklands, Gigiri, Muthaiga, Runda, Kitisuru, Lavington, Kilimani, Karen, Langata, South B, South C, Eastleigh, Kasarani, Roysambu, Githurai, Ruaka and Banana Hill — and to Kiambu, Thika, Juja, Ruiru, Kikuyu, Limuru, Ngong, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Eldoret, Nyeri, Machakos, Kitengela, Naivasha, Narok, Kericho, Kisii, Migori, Homa Bay, Bungoma, Busia, Kakamega, Kitale, Embu, Meru, Nanyuki, Nyahururu, Isiolo, Marsabit, Wajir, Mandera, Garissa, Lodwar, Kitui, Makueni, Voi, Taveta, Mariakani, Diani, Ukunda, Kilifi, Watamu, Malindi and Lamu. Outside Kenya we have delivered to Uganda, Tanzania, Somaliland and Malawi, and we quote for Rwanda, Burundi, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa and the rest of Africa on request. The pack size is not printed on the box, so ask us and we will count the capsules before you order.
