Cinnamon. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the end of a cinnamon stick. This spice comes from the dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree

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Cinnamon. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the end of a cinnamon stick. This spice comes from the dried inner bark of the cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum zeylanicum). It is used as a culinary spice and in Chinese and herbal medicine to treat a range of ailments. Magnification: when printed 10 centimetres wide.

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