Clove Medicinal Uses
Scientific Name: Syzygium aromaticum
Family Name: Myrtaceae
Common Names: Clove
Introduction
The original place of origin of clove is Malacca Island, but in India, it is cultivated in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Most of its imports in India come from Singapore. The clove tree starts flowering at the age of about 9 years. Its flower buds are dried and sold in the market as cloves.
External Appearance
Clove is an evergreen tree that grows up to 40 feet tall.
Soft and drooping branches spread all around.
Leaves are green, oval-shaped, and 3-6 inches in length.
Flowers are fragrant and purple in color.
The fruit is clove-shaped and known as Matiralavang.
Chemical Composition
Contains volatile oils, mainly eugenol, amyleugenol, and caryophyllene.
Several other essential compounds contribute to its medicinal properties.
Properties
Pungent and bitter in taste.
Beneficial for the eyes.
Cooling, digestive, and appetizing.
Helps in treating cough, bile disorders, blood diseases, thirst, vomiting, flatulence, colic, breathing issues, hiccups, and tuberculosis.
Clove oil is digestive, relieves flatulence, cures toothache, and alleviates vomiting in pregnant women.
Special Properties of Clove
Increases appetite and strengthens stomach functions.
Enhances alertness and consciousness.
Removes body odor and helps in wound healing.
Acts as a diuretic, cleanses the urethra, and expels foreign substances from the body through urine.
Medicinal Uses
Headache and Eye Diseases
For Headache: Grind 6 grams of cloves in water, heat it, and apply a thick paste on the temples.
For Eye Issues: Grind cloves in a copper vessel, mix with honey, and apply on the forehead to treat eye disorders.
For Cold-Induced Headache: Grind 2 cloves and 1 gram of opium in water, heat, and apply on the forehead.
Respiratory Disorders
For Phlegm & Cough: Boil 2 grams of clove powder in 125 grams of water. Drink after straining.
For Whooping Cough: Roast 3-4 cloves on fire, grind, mix with honey, and lick.
For Asthma & Breathlessness: Mix equal parts of clove, fig flower, and black salt. Suck on a gram-sized tablet.
Oral Health
Keeping clove in the mouth removes bad breath.
Gargling with clove decoction helps in oral infections.
Digestive Health
For Indigestion & Flatulence: Grind 10 grams each of cloves, dry ginger, carom seeds, and rock salt. Mix with 40 grams of jaggery to make tablets. Take 1 tablet 2-3 times daily.
For Sour Belching: Mix 10 grams each of cloves, long pepper, black pepper, peepal, and carom seeds with 50 grams of common salt and sugar candy. Add lemon juice, dry, and store. Consume 1 spoon after meals.
For Poor Digestion: Grind 1-2 grams of cloves, boil in 100 grams of water, strain, and drink.
Vomiting & Nausea
For General Vomiting: Grind cloves with water, heat slightly, and consume in small quantities.
For Pregnancy-Related Vomiting: Mix 1 gram of clove powder with sugar candy syrup and pomegranate juice.
For Cholera-Induced Thirst: Boil 1-1.5 grams of cloves in 1.5 liters of water. Cover and give 20-25 grams of this water at intervals.
Urinary & Reproductive Health
As a Diuretic: Helps cleanse the urinary tract and expel toxins.
For Weak Digestion & Weakness After Fever: Take equal parts of clove and small pepper, powder them, and lick 1 gram with honey.
Miscellaneous Uses
For Heartburn: Grind 2-4 cloves in cold water, mix with sugar candy, and drink.
For Bone & Joint Pain: Grind equal parts of clove bark, pods, and gum; consume 1 spoon 3 times daily.
For Ringworm: Grind cloves in vinegar and apply to the affected area.
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