CLOVE in India is known as Laung. It's botanical name is Syzygium aromaticum. Clove is basically the native of small island of Moluccas. East India Company introduced it in India in 18 century A.D. Other places where Clove grows areTanzania, Madagascar, Indonesia,Malaysia, Srilanka, Haiti and Pemba islands.
Clove constitutes 5.5% of moisture, 6.5% of protein, 15.3% of fat, 10.9% of crude fibre, 5% of mineral matter, 57.9% of carbohydrates and vitamins B1,B2,C and A.
Clove oil is 65% to 90% eugenol which is responsible for its antiseptic and anesthetic properties.
CLOVE as a Healthy herb
1). Boil 3 gms cloves in 3 kg of water till the content of water becomes half. Sipping it slowly curbs vomitting in pregnant women.
2). Roast 3 cloves and mix these in jaggery, Lick it , it will cure cough.
3). Rub clove over stone and then put the paste on pimple. It will cure the pimple.
4). Take 2 cloves in a betel leaf twice a day, it will make sore throat better.
5). Boil 3 cloves in water , filter it and suck throgh nostrils, it will provide relief in cold.
6). Take 2 cups of hot water and put 4 cloves in it for 30 minutes. Filter it after 30 minutes. Gargle twice a day it stops bad breath.
7). Take 2 cloves inside your mouth and suck slowly, do not chew them. It checks carvings for alcohol for sometime.
8). Take an apple and peel it. Insert many cloves from lower end inside the fruit. Keep it for 40 days in a well protected place. After 40 days take out all the cloves and store them. After meal take one clove and suck slowly, it definitely provides relief in all types of stomach ailments.
9). Take clove oil or paste in cotton and place over the aching tooth, it provides relief from pain.
10). Clove as antioxidant helps prevent the cell damage that scientists believe eventually causes cancer. On the other hand, in laboratory tests, the chemical eugenol, has been found to be a weak tumor promoter, making clove one of many healing herbs with both pro- and anti-cancer effects.
11). 3 to 5 drops of clove oil mixed with honey and a clove of garlic together help to alleviate painful spasmodic coughs in tuberculosis, asthma and bronchitis. It should be taken once before going to bed.
12). A teaspoon of decoction prepared by boiling 6 cloves in 30 ml of water taken with honey thrice daily as an expectorant, is an effective remedy for asthma.13). Saute a clove in a teaspoon of sesame (til) oil, Put 3 to 5 drops of this warm oil into the ear, it cures earache.
14). Muscular cramps are often relieved when the oil of clove is applied as a poultice near the affected portion.
15). Apaste of clove and salt in milk is a common household remedy for headaches.
16). Clove is one of the best remedy for styes which is an inflammation around the eyelash. A clove stub rubbed in water and then applied over the stye gives relief.
Clove is magical in the way that it stimulates memory and helps to cure negative feelings. Clove oil, applied outwardly, has stimulating effects on the skin, producing heat and redness.
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