During the 1918 flu outbreak, an odd thing was noticed. Workers at cinnamon factories never caught the Spanish flu. Natural cinnamon dust blocked the flu virus from entering the body. To be technical, cinnamon might not prevent you from catching this particular flu, since it is a hybrid, but it will help to reduce the hemorrhagic edema from the bird flu component, which is the actual cause of death. -

Key to cinnamon anti-viral extract found in the Bible, says Israeli researcher

"There is a passage that explains how the High Priests - the Kohens - would prepare a holy oil used on their bodies before they made a ritual animal sacrifice," recalls Ovadia. "I had a hunch that this oil, which was prepared with cinnamon and other spices, played a role in preventing the spread of infectious agents to people."

http://www.israel21c.org/bin/en.jsp?enScript=PrintVersion.jsp&enDispWho=Artic...


Cinnamon's ability to lower the release of arachidonic acid from cell membranes also puts it in the category of an "anti-inflammatory" food that can be helpful in lessening inflammation.

http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=68#healthbenefits


Cinnamon in the Bible, Also note that Cannabis is also in the annointing oil, The Greek word is Kaneh Bossom. It is also an anti-biotic.

http://www.keyway.ca/htm2004/20041221.htm