Cloves are a widespread spice that is unopened buds of cloves. Seasoning has an original unique aroma and is able to give an exquisite taste to even the most ordinary dish. Meanwhile, the useful properties of spice are not limited to its use exclusively in cooking. Since ancient times, it has been used to treat and prevent various ailments.
Clove (spice): useful properties and use
The composition of the spice is a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. The content of valuable substances in it is so high that it can easily be compared with a multivitamin complex.
The spices contain:
• vitamin A (retinol);
• B vitamins;
• beta-carotene;
• vitamin E (tocopherol);
• Vitaimin K (phylloquinone);
• fiber (more than 30 grams of dietary fiber per 100 g of cloves);
• ash (per 100 g of product, about 6 g each);
• essential oil enriched with useful aromatic compounds (more than 20% of the entire spice);
• macro and microelements (potassium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, copper, zinc, selenium);
• digestible carbohydrates (glucose, sucrose, fructose);
• glycosoids, tannins, mucus;
• Essential, interchangeable, fatty and unsaturated fatty acids;
• monounsaturated and polyunsaturated acids.
The calorie content of cloves is just over 300 calories per 100 grams of product. Of these: carbohydrates - 27 g, fat - 20.1 g, protein - 6 g.
The benefits of spice are expressed in the following properties:
• pain medication;
• antiseptic;
• soothing;
• antimicrobial;
• tonic;
• wound healing;
• sweatshops;
• diuretic;
• anti-virus;
• spasmolytic.
Cloves are used to combat various diseases, the spectrum of action of its useful properties is very wide: from stabilizing blood pressure and improving the functioning of the gastrointestinal tract to increasing uterine tone and stimulating labor. And in the field of dentistry this seasoning has no equal!
Clove (spice): useful properties for various diseases
Folk wisdom allows you to use seasoning not only for cooking meat dishes, marinades and sauces. Due to clove oil (eugenol), the spice is widely used in cosmetology and medicine.
Spice is widely used in dental diseases (stomatitis, pulpitis, caries, periodontal disease). If you rub the gums with cloves or just chew the inflorescence, you can get rid of toothache. Clove essential oil is an effective pain reliever for temporary fillings and relieves bad breath.
Spice is a real salvation for severe headaches. To alleviate the condition, you need to mix cloves, cinnamon and almonds in equal parts, grind, pour warm water and dilute to a state of thin gruel. The mixture is put on sore areas and held until the discomfort recedes.
Low blood pressure, asthma are also indications for the use of cloves. Several inflorescences (5-6) are poured with water, brought to a boil, cool and drink the broth three times a day. To improve the taste, honey can be added.
Dry debilitating cough It is effectively treated with a solution consisting of sea salt and ground cloves. Wet is treated with special tea from crushed ginger and cloves, but with asthma and tuberculosis, a mixture of garlic, honey and clove oil helps perfectly, which should be taken internally.
The beneficial properties of cloves (spices) are manifested in effective treatment of diaphragmatic and muscle cramps, hiccups and tonsillitis. To eliminate the symptoms, you need to warm the milk and throw a few inflorescences into it. Drink fragrant broth in small sips, trying to hold it in your mouth.
Invaluable clove action in the gynecological field. It helps with infertility and childbirth, enhancing the effectiveness of contractions and attempts, normalizes the menstrual cycle, inhibits the aging process of the female body and enhances sex drive, as it is a natural aphrodisiac.
Cloves are often used fight against helminths and pathogenic infections. This is facilitated by eugenol, which fights against parasites in two directions: it neutralizes and removes them from the body. Using the collection of tansy, wormwood and cloves flowers, you can get rid of parasites in just 7 days, taking a decoction once a day, and systematically adding seasoning to dishes, to protect yourself from their appearance.
Spice not only gives the dishes an unrivaled taste, but also beneficially affects the digestive system, increases appetite and promotes the rapid absorption of food. In addition, it helps with flatulence, diarrhea, constipation, colitis, intestinal colic. To improve digestion, it is recommended to eat a fasting teaspoon of honey with the addition of cloves and black pepper.
The spice is shown to people suffering from disorders of the nervous system, since, thanks to the B vitamins contained in the seasoning, it relieves mental fatigue, tension, stress and helps fight depression.
Medical observations have shown that cloves effective in the fight against cancer, since the spice prevents the proliferation of cancer cells and has an anticarcinogenic effect.
Cosmetology - An area in which cloves have also found application. So, essential oil can be used for various skin problems - acne, purulent rashes. To prevent the spread of infection across the skin, it is enough to wipe the inflamed areas with oil. This will not only relieve redness and itching, but also help skin cells recover.
Clove (spice): useful properties for children
The use of burning spices for adults and children varies significantly. Kids, of course, need very small doses, otherwise health problems cannot be avoided. For example, to remove helminths, a mixture of ground flax seeds and cloves is prepared in a ratio of 10: 1. Apply 3 grams per 7 kilograms of weight.
Clove essential oil protects your baby from annoying mosquitoes. It is absolutely harmless to children, unlike most mosquito drugs, which have a wide range of contraindications and side effects.
Clove (spice): contraindications
Despite the many beneficial properties, cloves also have contraindications, which must be taken into account.
It is contraindicated, first of all, in gastritis with increased acidity and ulcers, as it can irritate the walls of the stomach.
It is strictly forbidden when carrying a child. A burning spice increases the tone of the uterus, and this can lead to a miscarriage. Breastfeeding is another reason not to use cloves, as it can change the taste of milk and the baby will refuse to drink it.
Spice with a peculiar taste is forbidden to give to children under three years of age, as well as hypertension, people with mental disorders.
In any case, deciding to try on a clove (spice) or its oil, you must remember about the strict dosage of spices, contraindications and possible side effects due to individual intolerance.
