The true cinnamon, also called Ceylon cinnamon, is the dried bark of Cinnamomum verum species belongs to the family Lauraceae. It is indig enous to Sri Lanka. However, the word cinnamon also denotes hark, of other species of Cinnamomum such as C. Cassia, C. burmanni, C. loureirii etc. The bark of those trees is inferior in quality to the true cinnamon. Cinnamomum verum is an evergreen tree with spirally arranged, broad laminated dark green leaves having palmate venation. The plant grows to aheightof 10-15m with astern, girthof 30 - 50cm under natural conditions. When coppiced from time to time it could be maintained as bush of 2-2. 5m height with multiple stems arising from its base. The flowers are small. Creamy and inconspicuous developing into dark purple ovoid one seeded berries, about 1.5-2.5cm long.
In Sri Lanka, cinnamon seems to have originated in the central hills where several species of cinnamon occur sporadically in places such as Kandy, Matale, Belihull Oya, Haputale and the Sinharaja forest range. Although cinnamonn cultivation is presently concentrated along the coastal belt stretching along from Negombo to Matara, it has also made inroads to the inland of kalutara, Ambalangoda, Matara and Ratnapura,. The extent under cinnamon in Sri Lanka is 15,500ha. Although, the bulk of cinnamon plantations is about70-80years old the sizeof holdings has been diminishing and only about 5-10% of the plantations are of sizeable extent ranging from 8-10ha
Sri Lanka commands about 60% of the world export market, and exports about 7,000 tonnes of quills and chips per year. Large quantities of cinnamon leaf oil and in increasing quantity of bark oil are being exported. Seychelles is the other country which produces sizeable quantities of cinnamon bark.
Cinnamon - Cultivation and Processing
Why do people die?
Why do people die? Well this is a bit difficult question to answer. It is also complicated. But a medical explanation can be given to this question. Actually why do people die. Demarcation is like this. Even all the other organs are non functioning but the brain is functioning that person is not dead. But on the other hand even if all the other organs are functioning but the brain is non functioning that person is dead. But the actual question is the causation of brain death.
When there I a heart failure or a respiratory failure this can compromise the oxygen supply to the brain cells. If it lasts long enough it can cause irreversible brain cell damage and brain death. This may be the most common reason for brain death. But there are many other reasons. For an example a thrombus can occlude the artery supplying the respiratory center of the brain stem and which causes respiratory arrest. Ultimately this respiratory arrest can cause brain death. In some instances trauma can cause significant brain damage. Conditions like meningitis and encephalitis can ultimately damage the brain. At last to understand why do people die? Read more about legal death and brain death. You may need to read about persistent vegetative state.
