Package: 50 g.
Cloves (spice) are dried unopened flower buds (buds) of the tropical clove tree Syzygium aromaticum (L.) Merrill & Perry of the myrtle family, sometimes referred to the genus Eugenia of the myrtaceae family.
The production of cloves is not as difficult as, for example, vanilla. The spice blooms 2 times an hour and at the same time gives abundant harvests. Fermentation of collected buds is also not difficult. It occurs in the sun and continues until the appearance of a specific cod in the cloves when grinding.
Culinary uses
Ground cloves are mainly used for the preparation of sweet dishes (compotes, puddings, confectionery, pastries) on their own or mixed with cinnamon. Also, ground cloves are widely used in sausage and confectionery industries, as a rule, in the composition of spice mixtures.
You can sprinkle ground cloves on various dishes, and very little powder is required. Ground cloves are often used to "play" with the aroma of meat, for example, venison or rabbit. Ground cloves are used in many spice mixes and are added to various sauces.
Clove contains a large amount of essential oil (about 15%), vitamins A, B1, B2, PP, C, minerals magnesium, calcium, sodium, phosphorus, iron. 1 teaspoon of ground cloves (2 g) contains about 7 kcal. The spice is widely used by doctors in different countries. Traditional Chinese medicine uses this plant to treat diarrhea, worm removal, indigestion, hernia, and various forms of fungal infections. In India, cloves are known as a stimulant and as a remedy for spastic conditions. European and American phytotherapists use it for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, add it to bitter medicines to improve the taste, and the oil is used in dentistry and surgery.
Helps with digestion
Clove stimulates digestion. It is used for indigestion and flatulence. Nausea and vomiting Mix a teaspoon of honey with ground cloves. Keep small portions in the mouth, this stops nausea. At the same time, cloves also have an analgesic effect.
Headache
Ayurveda lists about 50 causes of headache. For relief, it is possible to recommend:
1. Grind cloves, cinnamon and almonds (about 5 g of each component), mix with a small amount of water, apply the paste to painful areas. This will immediately relieve the pain.
2. Mix 1g of clove powder with 5ml of camphor oil, apply the paste to the head.
3. Paste made from cloves and salt in milk is a good home remedy for headaches.
Asthma
Cloves are an effective remedy for asthma. Take a teaspoon of a decoction made from 6 whole cloves per 30 ml of water 3 times a day with honey.
Throat diseases
Chewing cloves helps with a sore throat and dry cough.
Gargle: dissolve rock (or sea) salt crystals and clove powder in warm water, use as a means to relieve cough, reduce inflammation of the larynx and treatment of pharyngitis.
Pains - tooth and ear
Boil 5 whole cloves in 1 tbsp. l. butter (preferably sesame), leave the cloves in the butter. For pain, ringing in the ears - 3 drops of warm oil in each ear. In case of toothache, apply 3 drops of oil on a cotton swab, apply to the sore tooth. If there is no butter, you can chew a clove. This will eliminate the infection (clove is a strong antiseptic) and relieve suffering, since the plant has an analgesic effect.
Cough 5 drops of clove oil, mixed with honey and a clove of garlic, relieve painful spastic cough in bronchitis, tuberculosis and asthma. Take 1 time a day, before going to bed. With a wet cough, ginger tea (0.5 teaspoon of powder), ground cloves and cinnamon (1/4 teaspoon each) per glass of boiling water will help. Drink such tea better with honey.
Barley for the eye
Grind 1 clove into powder, add a few drops of warm water and apply it to the barley.
Cholera
Boil about 4 g of cloves in 3 liters of water until the volume is reduced by half. In India, this decoction is used against cholera.
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