Originally from Indonesia, cloves are widely used for culinary purposes, as they impart a pleasant aroma and flavor to recipes, but they have potential for much more than that.
Cloves are rich in nutrients and essential oils important for the body, offering many benefits. They act as an antiseptic, healing agent, antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, analgesic, and anti-inflammatory.
It is recommended for use for coughs, intestinal gas, inflammation, toothaches, bronchitis and also to help with weight loss, as cloves accelerate metabolism and improve digestion, facilitating fat loss.
Eugenol is the substance that gives cloves their scent and most of their medicinal properties. Thanks to eugenol, cloves have antiseptic and anesthetic properties.
And there is research, also due to eugenol, on the action of clove in cancers of the digestive system and inflammations in the joints.
Cloves also contain minerals such as iron, manganese, potassium, selenium, and magnesium. They also provide vitamins A, C, K, and beta-carotene. An excellent oil is extracted from cloves, which is recommended for weak nails, treating nail fungus, and treating fries.
Another great byproduct of cloves is their extract, which is effective against fungi and moths. Dissolved in alcohol or water, it can be used as an air freshener.
Mixed with water, it works as a mouthwash. The pure extract is also useful for general stings and insect bites.
At the end of the post, we will show you how to make clove oil and extract.
Now you will learn about ten benefits of cloves
1. Analgesic and antiseptic: Cloves relieve toothaches, gum pain, and throat inflammation.
It is also a good home remedy for infections, burns, and wounds.
2. Circulation: Cloves detoxify and improve blood circulation, benefiting the whole body and stimulating immunity.
3. Expectorant: Cloves act as an expectorant, loosening mucus in the throat and esophagus. This makes them effective against coughs.
4. Speeds up metabolism: Cloves accelerate metabolism by promoting increased saliva production and the production of digestive fluids. This results in faster fat burning.
5. Digestive: Cloves improve digestion, as they increase the secretion of digestive enzymes, combat constipation, and help in cases of nausea and stomach upset.
6. Cramps: Cloves reduce muscle spasms and relieve cramps.
7. Oral antiseptic: Cloves are a good antiseptic, acting against bacteria found in the mouth and stomach and helping to eliminate bad breath. They also work as a preventative against cavities.
8. Thyroid: Clove is also beneficial for the thyroid and, therefore, acts in the prevention of both hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism.
9. Cholesterol control: Cloves help control bad cholesterol.
10. Anti-inflammatory: Due to the presence of eugenol, clove is a good natural anti-inflammatory, helping to combat inflammatory diseases.
TEA, OIL AND EXTRACT OF CRAVO-DA-INDIA
To take advantage of the benefits of cloves, in case of internal problems, such as inflammation and digestive problems, it is ideal that you drink tea made from this spice.
Preparing clove tea is simple.
You will need 1 tablespoon of cloves and 1 liter of water. In a container, place the water and cloves and bring to a boil.
When it starts to boil, leave it for about ten minutes and then turn it off.
Wait until it’s ready, then cook and drink it, at most three cups a day.
Clove oil is indicated for weak nails, fighting nail fungus and frieira.
To do this, mix 30 grams of cloves with 200 ml of olive or sunflower oil and cook in a water bath for one hour.
Let it cool, then pick it up and store it in a clean, dry glass container.
Simply apply a little of it to the affected areas.
And finally, clove extract eliminates fungi and moths.
Dissolved in alcohol or water, it can be used as an air freshener.
Mixed with water, it works as an oral antiseptic.
A teaspoon of the extract in a glass of water is used to soothe itching in the genital organs and in cases of genital candidiasis.
Simply rinse the area twice a day, in the morning and before going to bed.
The pure extract is also useful for bites in general and insect bites.
To make the extract, place 100 grams of cloves and one liter of cachaça in a dark glass.
Mix and leave stored for at least two months.
It is ready for use when the liquid turns brown.
Important: Clove is contraindicated for pregnant or breastfeeding women, as well as children under 6 years of age and patients with gastrointestinal problems and neurological diseases.
