Isintu besijabulela isinamoni izinkulungwane zeminyaka, kusukela cishe ngo-2000 BC. AbaseGibhithe babewusebenzisa njengesithako ekugqumeni, kanti nesinamoni kuyakhulunywa ngaso eTestamenteni Elidala. Obunye ubufakazi buqinisekisa ukuthi isinamoni yayikhona emhlabeni wonke wasendulo, nokuthi yalethwa eYurophu, lapho yathola khona ukuthandwa okuncane, ngabahwebi bama-Arab. Inganekwane ithi umbusi waseRoma uNero washisa yonke into yakhe yesinamoni endaweni yomngcwabo yomkakhe wesibili, uPoppea Sabina, ukuze ahlawulele ukubandakanyeka kwakhe ekufeni kwakhe.
Ama-Arabhu ayehambisa lezi zinongo ngemizila eyinkimbinkimbi ehamba phezu komhlaba, eyayikwenza kubize kakhulu futhi kungatholakali kalula. Ngakho, ukuba khona kwesinamoni endlini kungasebenza njengophawu lwesimo eYurophu ngeNkathi Ephakathi. Ngemva kwesikhathi esithile, izigaba ezimaphakathi zomphakathi zaqala ukulwela ukuthola izinto zikanokusho ezake zatholakala kuphela kubantu abaphezulu. Isinamoni yayiwukudla okufiseleka ngokukhethekile ngoba yayisetshenziswa njengesivikelo senyama. Ngaphandle kokuvela kwayo yonke indawo, imvelaphi yesinamoni ibiyimfihlo enkulu phakathi kwabathengisi bama-Arab kuze kube sekuqaleni kwekhulu lesi-XNUMX. Ukuze balondoloze igunya labo lokuhweba ngesinamoni futhi bathethelele inani lakho elingafanele, abathengisi bama-Arab balukela amakhasimende abo izindaba ezimibalabala mayelana nendlela abakhipha ngayo izinongo zikanokusho. Enye yalezi zinganekwane kwakuyindaba yendlela izinyoni ezazithwala ngayo izinti zesinamoni emilonyeni yazo ziye ezidlekeni eziphezu kwezintaba, indlela okunzima kakhulu ukuyinqoba. Ngokwale ndaba, abantu bashiya izingcezu ze-cape phambi kwezidleke, ukuze izinyoni ziqale ukuziqoqa. Lapho izinyoni zihudulela yonke inyama esidlekeni, iba nzima futhi iwe phansi. Lokhu kwenza kwaba nokwenzeka ukuqoqa izinti zalesi sinongo esiyigugu.
Emzamweni wokuhlangabezana nesidingo esikhulayo, abahambi baseYurophu baqala ukufuna indawo engaqondakali lapho kumila khona lesi siqholo. UChristopher Columbus wabhalela iNdlovukazi u-Isabella ethi uthole i-rhubarb nesinamoni Ezweni Elisha. Nokho, amasampula esitshalo asithumele atholakala eyisinongo esingafuneki. UGonzalo Pizarro, itilosi laseSpain, naye wafuna isinamoni kuwo wonke amazwe aseMelika, enqamula i-Amazon ngethemba lokuthola “pais de la canela,” noma “izwe lesinamoni.”
Cishe ngo-1518, abahwebi bamaPutukezi bathola isinamoni eCeylon (iSri Lanka yanamuhla) futhi banqoba umbuso wesiqhingi saseKotto, bagqilaza abantu bakhona futhi belawula ukuhweba kwesinamoni iminyaka eyikhulu. Ngemuva kwalesi sikhathi, uMbuso waseCeylon Kandy wabambisana namaDashi ngo-1638 ukuketula abahlali bamaPutukezi. Cishe eminyakeni engu-150 kamuva, iCeylon yathunjwa amaNgisi ngemva kokunqoba kwawo eMpini Yesine YamaNgisi NamaDashi. Ngo-1800, isinamoni yayingaseyona into emba eqolo futhi eyivelakancane, njengoba yaqala ukutshalwa kwezinye izingxenye zomhlaba, kanye “nezibiliboco” ezinjengoshokoledi, i-cassia. Lesi sakamuva sinephunga elifana nelesinamoni, yingakho saqala ukuncintisana nalo ukuze sidume.
Namuhla, sihlangana kakhulu nezinhlobo ezimbili zesinamoni: futhi iCassia ikhula ikakhulukazi e-Indonesia futhi inephunga elinamandla. Ukwehluka kwayo okushibhile yilokho okuthengiswa ezitolo ezinkulu ukuze kufafazwe ngezimpahla ezibhakiwe. Ibiza kakhulu, i-Ceylon cinnamon (iningi layo elisatshalwa eSri Lanka) ine-flavour ethambile, emnandi kancane futhi ilungele ukungezwa ezintweni ezibhakiwe kanye neziphuzo ezishisayo (ikhofi, itiye, ushokoledi oshisayo, njll.).
Isinamoni isetshenziswa kakhulu ekwelapheni kwendabuko njenge-Ayurveda kanye nemithi yamaShayina. Izakhiwo zayo ze-antimicrobial zisiza ekulweni. Kuhlanganiswe noju, kugcwalisa isikhumba ngokuthambile nokukhazimula.
Izinongo eziyigugu. Ngesifo sohudo, kunconywa i-12 tsp. isinamoni ehlanganiswe neyogathi engenalutho.
Ucwaningo olwanyatheliswa kuyi-Diabetes Care ngo-December 2003 lwabonisa ukuthi ukusetshenziswa kwegremu elilodwa lesinamoni ngosuku kwehlisa ushukela wegazi, ama-triglycerides, i-cholesterol embi kanye ne-cholesterol ephelele ezigulini ezinesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1. weluleka uDkt. Shiha Sharma, uchwepheshe wezokudla kwaNutrihealth.