Ceylon Cinnamon sticks are peeled from Sri Lanka. Only Ceylon Cinnamon has the best medicinal values in the world. Sri Lanka cinnamon or Dalchini powder is good for Gas, Diabetes, Candida, Weight loss, Cancer, Alzheimer 's, Parkinson 's, Stomach flu, and much more. It is much much better than our local Indian, Chinese, Vietnamese or Indonesian Dalchini - that is actually cassia, not cinnamon. Ceylon Cinnamon or Sri Lanka Dalchini in Hindi is particularly popular because it has low levels of Coumarin compared to Cassia Cinnamon.