Which carnation flowers to use in the tincture. Benefits of dried cloves. Use of cloves in cooking

Hello, friends! Afterwards, I invite you to get acquainted with the beneficial and medicinal properties of the clove spice, contraindications for its use and recipes for the treatment of many diseases.

The spice is the dried buds (or flower buds) of the clove tree (belonging to the myrtle family), growing in the tropics. Cloves produce a rich harvest twice a year, so difficulties with the quantity of the finished product never arise.
It is unpretentious in the process of biochemical processing (or fermentation), which simply occurs in the sun (until the appearance of cod). Little effort and money are spent on producing the spice, so it reaches the end consumer at a very low price.
Cloves have a strong specific taste and aroma. Moreover, they are concentrated in different parts bud: if the cap “specializes” in fragrance, then the burning spicy taste is most fully felt in the petiole, which becomes more elastic during processing.

How to identify a quality product

A sure sign that fermentation is complete is that the petiole leaves a trace on the paper when pressed. essential oil. Another way to check the quality of a dried bud is to throw it in water. If the carnation is of high quality, it will either sink or float “standing up”, with its cap up. And if it starts to float horizontally, it means that the essential oil has been exhausted from it, and the spice has already lost its properties.

Thanks to its persistent scent, dried cloves have gained recognition among perfumers, who include them in oriental fragrances. In addition, it can also be used as incense (in this role it gained popularity in Japan and China). Also in some countries it is used in the production of flavored cigarettes.

Like any spice, cooks love cloves. Of course, its main use is the production of marinades of the most diverse types: fish, meat, vegetables, mushrooms, fruits and berries. In addition, it is an invariable component of various spicy mixtures.

However, even without mixtures, dry buds decorate many dishes. Thus, confectioners value its caps as a piquant addition to the taste of various sweets, puddings and compotes (here it can be mixed with cinnamon). Meat lovers also know well that adding cloves and black pepper can make the result unforgettable.

Clove spice: beneficial, medicinal properties and contraindications

The buds of the clove tree are widely used in medicine. In most countries, essential oil is included in many medicines and is an indispensable ingredient in cold and pain-relieving balms and ointments. The medicinal properties of cloves have proven to be especially valuable for dentistry and aromatherapy. In addition, spicy cloves are used as an effective and safe insect repellent for humans.

IN chemical composition spices include:

essential oil (usually its share reaches 20%);
caryophyllene;
glycosides;
oleonolic acid;
mucus;
humulene;
tannins and fatty substances;
vitamins: A, B1, B2, PP, C
magnesium;
calcium;
sodium;
phosphorus;
iron.

The clove spice has both beneficial properties and contraindications. Below are many detailed folk recipes how to treat with it various ailments. And now important information - for whom the spice is harmful, and who needs to limit its use.

Contraindications

Cloves should not be used during pregnancy, as they increase the tone of the uterus. Spice with high acidity is also harmful gastric juice, as it tends to activate the release of hydrochloric acid in the gastrointestinal tract. Against this background, it is natural to limit the use of cloves to people with stomach ulcers, gastritis, and gastroduodenitis. According to observations, the spice increases blood pressure, so hypertensive patients need to be very careful. Cloves should not be used to treat children under 2 years of age.

A wonderful video about the properties of aromatic spices, which I watched with pleasure. Lots of useful and informative things:

Recipes for treatment with aromatic spices

Sore throat, flu, cold

It is not for nothing that cloves, as already mentioned, are included in cold remedies. Even in pure form she can save from the onset of a sore throat. You just need to chew the spice and swallow your saliva. By the way, swallowing a pea will help get rid of worms.

Another way to overcome sore throat- prepare a decoction. 30-35 dried columns need to be poured with boiling water and cooked for another two minutes after everything boils. After this, wrap the pan in a blanket for 12 hours. After straining the resulting decoction, gargle your sore throat several times a day.

If the cause of the malaise is normal flu, you need to do the following. Pour half a teaspoon of ground cinnamon and four buds of clove spice into an enamel bowl into a liter (or a little more) homemade milk and let this mixture boil three times. After this, add a teaspoon of ground ginger and let the broth cool. Then remove the buds, add 3-4 tablespoons of sugar or honey and a tablespoon of ground nuts. Stir the resulting mixture well and drink hot in small sips at night.

Cough

You can get rid of a cough caused by an infection by simply chewing a dry column of spice for ten minutes. At the same time, your nasopharynx and lungs will also be cleared. Despite the simplicity of the recipe, do not forget that the clove spice, in addition to its beneficial and medicinal properties, also has contraindications, and therefore, be sure to take them into account!
Another good remedy for cough - boil a mixture consisting of a liter of water, 150 grams of honey and the same amount of sugar, and 15 grams of cloves, cardamom, bay leaf and ginger. You need to boil it for no more than 15 minutes. In addition to getting rid of cough, you will be able to enjoy the wonderful aroma and rich taste of the resulting drink.

There are other remedies for colds. For example, if you need to recover very quickly:

you need to take an enamel ladle, pour a pinch of cinnamon, 4 cloves, a little lemon zest into it and pour it all with a liter of fresh beer. Heat the resulting mixture, but do not boil. Add three raw egg yolks, mashed with 4 tablespoons of sugar until foamy. Cook all this, stirring, until the mixture thickens (but do not bring to a boil!). If you drink one and a half glasses of the resulting mixture at night, you will wake up healthy in the morning.

You can do it even simpler: take a glass of boiling water or half a glass of hot red wine and dip a bud of seasoning into it. After letting it sit for 15 minutes, drink the resulting solution.

Depression, stress

The spice of cloves can even help for depression. To do this, you need to chop a piece of ginger, add to it half a teaspoon of cardamom seeds, and a teaspoon of hop cones. All this needs to be poured with boiling water (half a liter will be enough), add one bud of spice, stir well and wrap for five minutes. After this, you need to drink the resulting tea. First, wash your ears, hands and face well with warm water and wipe them with a towel.

If it doesn’t come to depression, but my nerves are already frayed– you need to take an enamel pan, pour half a liter of Cahors into it and pour in a glass of prunes (the prunes should be thoroughly washed before doing this). Cover the pan with a lid, put it on the fire and, when drops of wine appear on the lid, remove it from it. Add four buds of cloves, a bay leaf, a few black peppercorns and a quarter of cardamom to the resulting decoction. Close the whole thing again with a lid and let it brew. Take the decoction 50 ml per day warm.

Headache, toothache

If you are concerned about the usual headache, natural medicine It's much easier to cook with cloves. Pour two tablespoons of cloves, basil and mint in equal parts with a glass of boiling water, let it brew for 15 minutes and then strain. The resulting infusion can be sweetened to taste.

But if you chew thoroughly and then swallow a couple of dry buds of the spice, not only your headache may go away. pain, but also dental. If a tooth is bothering you, you should try to rub the powder into the gum next to that tooth while chewing.

Diabetes

There is good news for those who suffer from diabetes. Cloves can help normalize sugar levels!

To do this you need to pour 50 grams of spice into a liter boiled water(warm), close the pan and put it away for a week. After the required time has passed, the infusion should be filtered and taken three times a day, a tablespoon before meals, for one and a half months. After this, take a month's break and repeat this cycle for a year.

Gastrointestinal diseases, bad breath

Dried cloves will also help cope with diseases. digestive system. Moreover, it is useful not only in the fight against the diseases themselves, but also helps to get rid of some symptoms. Please note that if the acidity of the gastric juice is high, the clove spice is contraindicated, so instead of beneficial properties, there is a risk of harm to your health.

One of the most annoying symptoms of gastrointestinal problems can be an unpleasant smell from the mouth.

To make this disappear, you need to prepare one teaspoon each of ground cloves and crushed anise seeds and mix them with honey (two teaspoons will be enough). Eat half a teaspoon of the resulting mixture before meals.

In general, to cleanse the body of toxins and neutralize disorders of the intestines, stomach and liver A powder made from finely crushed seeds of dill, cumin, flax and coriander (one tablespoon each), bay leaf and three peas of cloves will help. This powder should be taken with each meal, one teaspoon.

Dandruff

And if dandruff bothers you, then you need to crush several columns of dry spice or buy ready-made ground spice, mix with 25 grams onion peel and pour in 100 ml of alcohol. Leave in a sealed container in a dark place for two weeks and rub into the hair roots 1-2 hours before washing your hair. After a month of such treatment, dandruff should disappear and hair will stop falling out.

Wounds

Cuts, abrasions, bruises- It seems like little things, but sometimes these little things can be very annoying. And here cloves come to the rescue again, from which you can make wonderful compresses. Two tablespoons of dry, but not ground spice should be poured into 0.5 liters of boiling water and allowed to brew for two days (there is no need to strain after this). It is useful to rinse teeth with stomatitis with the same solution.

Potency disorders, Parkinson's disease

Many men are concerned about advancing age and problems with potency on this background. To get rid of worries about this once and for all, you need to prepare a herbal vodka tincture.

To do this, take 10 grams of cinnamon powder, ginger root, field grass and parsley seeds, 30 grams of golden root and galangal root powder, 5 grams of clove powder and 1 gram of red pepper powder. All this needs to be poured with a liter of vodka, and the resulting mixture must be strained and filtered. It is best to store the tincture in glass, tightly closed bottles, and take 30-40 ml once a day before lunch, preferably in combination with vitamin E. Since the tincture itself is very soft, it can be taken for a long time.

And to cope with another senile illness – Parkinson's disease, you need to take six parts of celery seeds, two parts of rue, one and a half parts of nutmeg, one part of cloves and half of femur root. All this needs to be crushed to a powder and mixed. Take the powder one teaspoon before and after breakfast. Since the resulting powder will be very bitter, you can sprinkle it on bread spread with jam (preferably quince).

Vision, atherosclerosis

Another frequent companion of the elderly are various brain disorders and vision impairment. To combat these ailments, you can use a special medicinal mixture.

You need to take a tablespoon of cloves, cinnamon, musk root and black cumin seeds and mix with honey until a homogeneous mixture is obtained. It is recommended to take half a teaspoon at night.

A next remedy will help and improve vision, and say goodbye with tinnitus, and forget about dizziness, and even stop atherosclerosis!

You just need to take a three-liter jar, pour 25 grams of dry buds into it, fill them with 0.5 liters of vodka, add half a kilo of sugar, four lemons crushed together with the peel, pour everything warm boiled water and let it brew for a month in a warm, dark place. Drink 25 ml tincture three times a day 20 minutes before meals. The course of treatment consists of three such jars (a week break should be taken after each jar).

Useful properties of cloves for women

The beneficial properties of cloves are especially valuable for women.

For example, with ovarian atrophy you need to mix a little onion peel and a teaspoon of buds and boil them in a liter of water for ten minutes. This decoction should be taken three times a day, one teaspoon at a time.

And in case you are suffering infertility, you need to prepare another decoction.

You will need plantain - dried leaves (75g) and roots (25g), as well as five buds of cloves. All this needs to be poured into an enamel pan and added one liter of boiling water, then place the dish in a container of boiling water (the so-called “boiling water bath”) for 20 minutes and strain. After this, add 250 g of honey and cook for another 10-15 minutes, removing foam as necessary. Drink a tablespoon of decoction half an hour before meals three times a day.

Peony, valerian, motherwort, hawthorn, eucalyptus, mint, cloves: healing balm

For those who suffer vascular diseases, clove spice too indispensable assistant. For example, a balm made from alcohol tinctures helps well against vascular atherosclerosis and angina.

Pour 100 ml of alcoholic tinctures of hawthorn, peony, motherwort and valerian with the addition of mint and eucalyptus into a dark glass bottle (this is important!). Add 50 ml of eucalyptus tincture, 25 ml of mint, 30 ml of Corvalol and 10 cloves. After this, the bottle should be tightly corked and allowed to brew for room temperature in a dark place for two weeks. Periodically, you can take out the bottle and shake it well.

After the mixture has infused, it should be taken as follows: stir 30 drops of the tincture in 100 ml of water three times a day half an hour before meals. The course of treatment lasts a month, after which it is necessary to take a break of a week and take the course again. You can repeat this cycle until you feel an improvement in your condition.

This miraculous “cocktail” will help normalize blood pressure, neutralize dizziness, heart pain, headaches, and even reduce weather dependence. In addition, it helps eliminate the consequences of heart attacks and strokes, varicose veins veins, arrhythmia, angina pectoris and prevents thrombosis.

Eucalyptus, mint, cloves, motherwort and peony for the heart

Get rid of consequences of a heart attack You can also use another tincture.

To prepare it, you will need to purchase at the pharmacy a bottle of tinctures with alcohol of eucalyptus, mint, motherwort, valerian and peony. All these tinctures need to be poured into one half-liter bottle and ten cloves should be added. After this, seal the bottle tightly and let it brew, hiding it in a dark place for two weeks.

The resulting tincture should be taken 25 drops (you can dissolve them in water, like regular Corvalol) three to four times a day before meals (20-30 minutes). This remedy will quickly transform you from an old man exhausted by illness into a young and full of energy person. It is also useful to drink when neurosis, tachycardia, arrhythmia.

For less serious heart problems A simple decoction will help. You need to boil 21 cloves in 0.5 liters of water (you don’t need to boil for long, five minutes will be enough). Wait until the broth has cooled, strain and drink a tablespoon three times a day.

Tea with cloves also has many beneficial properties. This truly magical drink invigorates and heals both spirit and body. No wonder even yogis use it! There are several recipes for clove tea.

tea with cloves

One of them is this: mix one glass of tea (infusion) with four black peppercorns and cardamom seeds, three clove buds, add a little ginger and cinnamon. Mix all this in a coffee grinder (it’s most convenient to calculate the dose to be three glasses of tea), pour into a saucepan and add three glasses of water. This tea should be simmered over low heat for 20 minutes. At the end you need to add black tea to the mixture, add a little milk and honey. The resulting tea can be drunk within five minutes.

Lemon with cloves against mosquitoes

And finally, a problem that at first glance has nothing to do with health, but literally haunts us every summer. Let's talk about how lemon and cloves can help get rid of mosquitoes. To do this, you just need to cut a lemon and stick a few buds of dry spice into the pulp. The resulting aroma as a result of this simple procedure will be pleasant to you and will repel mosquitoes.

The video shows the process in detail and is very exciting.

Dear readers. I always have a jar of this dried spice in my kitchen cabinet. At the slightest sign of a cold, I brew tea with spicy cloves, because its medicinal and beneficial properties are very great, and for me personally there are minimal contraindications. My opinion is simple - an aromatic spice is a good opportunity to keep your body in good shape and in good health, both for women and men. Take the chance and be healthy and cheerful!

With love, Irina Lirnetskaya

Just one bud, but what a variety useful substances! The chemical composition of cloves is unusually large. Its beneficial properties are explained high content vitamins, minerals and, of course, essential oil.

Vitamins of clove buds: provitamin A (beta-carotene), B vitamins (B1, B2, B3 or PP, B4, B6, B9), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin E (tocopherol) and vitamin K (phylloquinone). Clove contains useful minerals: potassium, calcium, sodium, magnesium, phosphorus, iron, manganese, copper, selenium, zinc.

If we consider the content of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, then cloves contain 6% proteins, 20% lipids, and about 27% carbohydrates. Approximately 30% of the spice is fiber.

In addition to cooking, seasoning, more precisely, healthy decoctions and infusions from it are used in gynecology, dentistry, cosmetology, they also help patients with oncology, cope with gastrointestinal pathologies, and normalize blood pressure.

The spice has the following properties:

Antiseptic;
Painkillers;
Tonic;
Calming;
Antivirus;
Diuretics;
Sweatshops;
Antispasmodic;
Wound healing;
Antimicrobial.

8 Health Benefits of Cloves

It's no surprise that cloves are a powerful medicine, just look at their composition.

Actions of cloves:

bactericidal;
anthelmintic (helminthic);
antifungal (fungicidal);
pain reliever;
antispasmodic;
wound healing;
carminative (for flatulence)
anti-carcinogenic.

Many pathogenic microorganisms are afraid of cloves: for example, Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus alba, diphtheria bacillus and even the causative agent of anthrax, etc. Fragrant cloves suppress the proliferation of tuberculosis bacillus. Cloves can be used effectively to prevent influenza.

When eating cloves, the production of digestive juices is stimulated, which is useful for gastritis with low acidity and decreased appetite. But in case of high acidity and stomach ulcers, the use of this remedy is contraindicated.

Cloves are used in the treatment of inflammation in the large intestine (colitis), intestinal colic, flatulence (carminative effect), diseases of the rectum, and liver.

When industrial pharmacies were widespread, special dental painkillers and bactericidal agents with eugenol, which is part of fragrant cloves.

This spice can remove toothache, has a beneficial effect on the gums, and is used for gingivitis and periodontitis. Dried clove buds are an excellent alternative to chewing gum because... neutralizes harmful bacteria and eliminates bad smell from mouth.

The B complex of vitamins, which is so necessary for our nervous system, can be obtained from your favorite spice. It is no coincidence that clove extract is included in the German drug Doppelhertz Melissa, which has a calming effect.

Due to the eugenol it contains, cloves effectively fight growth cancer cells. This has been shown by recent research by scientists in the field of anti-carcinogenic agents.

Surprisingly, cloves have two opposite effects at once: it tones and relieves spasms. She can relax and tone at the same time.

On the one hand, cloves can relieve muscle spasms gastrointestinal tract, on the other hand, to tone the muscles of the uterus and raise blood pressure (therefore, cloves are contraindicated for people with arterial hypertension). The whole question, as always, is in the dosage.

Clove oil, which is used in aromatherapy, has excellent properties.

Dry cloves

Thanks to unique composition, cloves are very popular among adherents of traditional medicine, as well as among medical professionals. The spice can be easily used at home to prepare all kinds of useful potions.

People often use recipes for the treatment of complex and not so complex diseases:

Ear ache

A special decoction will help get rid of this unpleasant pathology. You can prepare it according to this recipe: in a glass sesame oil cold press, add 5 spice sticks, then boil the mixture for 15 minutes. Cool the finished broth, drip into sore ear three drops three times a day.

Arthritis

Add about 7 drops of clove oil to pharmaceutical massage oil (any) and stir. Wipe the sore joint with this mixture several times a day.

Eye inflammation

Mix the crushed seasoning powder with water and apply the resulting mixture to the eyelid of the affected eye. Carry out this treatment for several days until the inflammatory process is completely relieved.

Digestive problems

Mix 1 teaspoon of fresh honey with a small pinch of black pepper and freshly ground cloves, take this mixture twice a day. If there chronic diseases stomach, this method of treatment should be abandoned.

Runny nose, cough, cold

mix the crushed seasoning with 1 teaspoon of honey; eat this mixture slowly so that it is absorbed into the mucous membrane of the mouth.

Cloves for weight loss

Magnificently demonstrates clove spice beneficial properties for weight loss. To achieve guaranteed weight loss, the use of spices must be strictly according to the recipe.

Cope with fat deposits problem areas Oh, tea will help, it’s very easy to make yourself:

you need to mix half a teaspoon of chopped spice and the same amount of ground ginger. Add 1 teaspoon of green tea, pour 300 ml of boiling water over the mixture and let it brew for 40 minutes. The result is a strong, concentrated composition that should be used as tea leaves. You should drink this tea throughout the day without sugar, you can add lemon to taste.

Another recipe for weight loss:

oil for self-massage of problem areas. It’s quite simple to prepare: you need to mix 2 tablespoons of ground spice with any massage oil and let the mixture brew thoroughly for 24 hours. Use to massage the thighs, buttocks, abdomen and sides.

Benefits of cloves for women's health

Since ancient times, the spicy plant has been used to treat all kinds of gynecological diseases– seasoning-based products help increase the tone of the uterus and normalize the monthly cycle.

In addition, using clove decoctions can stimulate labor and also treat inflammation genitourinary system among women.

To prepare a useful medicinal product, you can use the following recipe:

add crushed spice (1 tablespoon) to 1 liter of water, let the mixture brew for 24 hours. You need to take the infusion for 10 days, before going to bed, 50 ml. This tool helps get rid of many gynecological problems in short time.

Benefits of cloves for face and hair

Women have long known the cosmetic properties of the spice with its strong aroma. Products from the seasoning are beneficial for the face, as they provide an antioxidant effect and help fight the first signs of aging. They are also used for hair - to enhance its growth and get rid of dandruff.

Take advantage of useful and healing properties spices will help mask recipes:

To get rid of dandruff, as well as strengthen the hair follicles, you can simply add the essential oil of the plant to your usual shampoo.
In order to get rid of acne , you should add a few drops of spice essential oil to one teaspoon of olive oil. Warm the mixture a little, soak a cotton pad in it, and apply it to your facial skin.
Rejuvenating face mask– mix gray clay (5 g) with pomegranate juice (10 ml) and three drops of spice essential oil. Apply to face, leave for 20 minutes, then rinse.

The beneficial medicinal properties of cloves are widely used in dentistry. With the help of mixtures, decoctions and infusions of this spice, you can quickly get rid of toothache, relieve inflammation of the gums, and neutralize bad breath.

An excellent antiseptic is plant oil, which can be purchased at a regular pharmacy.

To get rid of germs in the mouth, you just need to apply a little of this oil to your gums and teeth. An ordinary plant bud, which you just need to chew and spit out, will help freshen your breath. In this way you can also get rid of toothache.

What are the benefits of clove tea?

Clove tea recipe

Tea prepared with added spice will help protect the body from sore throat and acute respiratory viral infections during the cold season. It is also recommended to take it simply for the prevention of respiratory diseases; this drink improves immunity, calms the nervous system, warms up during chills, and helps cope with headaches.

A simple recipe for healthy medicinal tea:

You can remove worms with the help of aromatic spices. Before starting treatment, it is recommended to do a cleansing enema, and then take the prepared decoction.

Recipe for the remedy:

Grind several clove flowers in a coffee grinder, pour boiling water (200 ml) over them, then leave for exactly one hour. Strain the finished infusion and divide into three equal parts. Drink three times a day, before meals.

Clove decoction for blood vessels

Clove decoction recipe

To cleanse blood vessels, you can take a decoction or infusion of spices, medicinal composition which is suitable for both men and women.

The following recipe will help you prepare the product:

Pour 20 pieces of seasoning buds into a glass of boiling water, cover tightly with a lid and leave to infuse overnight. Strain the finished infusion and take it three times a day, half an hour before meals. In the evening, pour boiling water over the already used flowers of the plant again, which you need to drink the next day.

On the third day of treatment, an infusion of new spice flowers is prepared. The medicine must be taken for six months. It is also useful for diabetes as it lowers blood sugar levels.

Beneficial properties of cloves for diabetes

To support the body with diabetes, you can also use the following infusion:

Infuse 20 spice buds overnight, pouring a glass of boiling water over them. Strain in the morning and drink twice a day. Treatment with this infusion should be long-term, at least six months.

How to take cloves for potency?

Doctors are aware of the benefits of cloves for men's health.

To enhance potency, it is recommended to add a few drops of spice essential oil to a regular bath with warm water, which should be taken for about 20 minutes.

You can also prepare a tincture to enhance erection:

Pour a tablespoon of dry plant buds into a thermos and pour 1 glass of hot milk over them. Let stand for two hours, then strain. Drink half a glass in the morning and evening.

Aromatic essential oil, whose properties have long been known, helps relieve headache, eliminates cellulite (when added to massage oil), provides an antiseptic effect, and can also serve as a pain reliever.

Use in medicinal purposes you can already ready oil, which is sold in pharmacies.

Coffee with cloves: beneficial properties

A drink with this seasoning normalizes cerebral circulation, it warms and tones perfectly. It is especially recommended to drink this coffee during the cold season.

Benefits of cloves with milk

To prepare the drink, you should use fresh milk (preferably homemade) and whole spice buds.

For 1 liter of milk you can use 1 tbsp. a spoonful of seasoning. The plant is poured with hot milk and infused in a thermos for about an hour. Both women and men can drink this drink - it stabilizes blood pressure, lowers blood sugar levels, and if you add a little honey, it copes well with colds.

Clove decoction for hypertension

Recipe for preparing a decoction for the treatment of hypertension:

Pour 40 buds of the plant with water (4 cups), boil the mixture over low heat until approximately 500 ml of liquid remains in the pan. Strain the finished broth, drink it 1 tablespoon three times a day.

Clove infusion for colds

For the treatment of seasonal and not only colds, as well as for the throat, you can use teas brewed with the addition of aromatic spices - adding a little ground seasoning to black tea, you can also add honey and lemon. You should drink this tea often.

How to choose a clove

A brittle, overly dry bud indicates a lack of essential oils. When you throw a high-quality kidney into water, it floats vertically, with its stem down, or sinks to the bottom of the glass.

If the “clove” lies horizontally on the surface of the water, then there are no essential oils in it. Such cloves are not suitable for medicinal purposes.

In the article we discuss cloves. Let's talk about its benefits, possible harm, medicinal properties, application in cooking, cosmetology, dietetics. You will learn how to use cloves to repel mosquitoes, and what contraindications the spice has.

Cloves are a spice obtained from the dried, unopened buds of the perennial tree of the same name. The plant's homeland is the Moluccas Islands. Now the spice is grown in Tanzania (90% of world production), Indonesia, India, and Ceylon.

What does a clove look like?

The clove tree is an evergreen shrub or tree with a pyramidal crown that has a strong aroma. The leaves are leathery, petiolate, glabrous, dark green in color.

Appearance (photo) of the fruits of the clove tree.

The plant blooms 2 times a year. The flowers are purple-red, small, collected in complex semi-umbrellas. The fruit is a false berry.

The spice has a brown tint. The buds of the plant are harvested and then fermented in direct sunlight. A high-quality clove, if thrown forcefully into a glass, should sink or float vertically. If the spice floats horizontally, it is of poor quality.

Useful properties of cloves

The seasoning contains:

essential oil;
ash;
potassium;
zinc;
B vitamins;
vitamin A;
phylloquinone;
eugenol;
cellulose;
phosphorus;
iron;
tannins.

Due to its rich chemical composition, the spice is often used for medicinal purposes. The product has the following beneficial properties:

bactericidal;
anthelmintic;
pain reliever;
anti-carcinogenic;
antifungal;
tonic;
wound healing;
carminative;
antispasmodic.

Cloves are effective against many pathogens, for example, diphtheria bacillus, the causative agent of anthrax. The fragrant spice suppresses the proliferation of tuberculosis bacillus. The spice is a good prevention of influenza and ARVI.

Spicy plant normalizes work of cardio-vascular system. Products based on it increase blood pressure, strengthen the walls of blood vessels, making them more elastic.

By consuming the spice, the production of gastric juice is activated. This helps increase appetite and normalize digestion. If you have increased acidity stomach acid or ulcer, using cloves may be harmful. Remedies based on the fruits of the clove tree treat colitis, intestinal colic, flatulence, liver disease.

The spice is good for teeth. It helps eliminate toothache and has a positive effect on gums. The spice treats gingivitis, periodontitis, and periodontal disease. When asked whether chewing dried plant buds is beneficial, doctors answer in the affirmative. They help get rid of bad breath and destroy harmful bacteria.

Thanks to B vitamins, the product is effective in nervous disorders, overvoltage, stress. For example, a plant extract is present in the drug Doppelherz Melissa, the use of which allows you to relax and calm the nervous system.

Eugenol, present in the product, effectively fights cancer cells. Therefore, the spice is often prescribed to patients with oncological diseases, as well as to prevent the emergence of a dangerous disease.

Cloves have an antispasmodic effect and tones muscles. It can eliminate spasm of the muscles of the gastrointestinal tract, and at the same time tones the muscles of the uterus.

The plant is widely used in gynecology. Products based on it normalize the menstrual cycle and eliminate severe pain.

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Uses of cloves

Cloves have a wide range of uses. Prepared from the plant medicinal decoctions, infusions, tea, oil. Doctors recommend using the spice married couples and people with low libido, because it effectively increases desire and improves sexual activity.

The spice is also often used in cooking, cosmetology, aromatherapy, and dietetics. The spice has found application in everyday life; it is used to repel blood-sucking insects.

In cooking

Cooks most often use the spice in the preparation of marinades and pickles. The spice is actively used when canning tomatoes and cucumbers. The fragrant spice is also used for cooking homemade ketchup and sauces.

Most often, confectioners use cloves. It is used in its pure form or combined with other spices, such as cinnamon or cardamom. With the help of spices, they add flavor to baked goods, puddings, mousses, compotes, and punches.

The dried fruits of the plant are widely used in cooking.

The combination of spice and black pepper gives pork and lamb dishes a unique aroma. Fragrant spices highlight the taste of tender turkey and chicken meat.

The spice has a rich aroma. Therefore, it must be used with caution so as not to interrupt the smell and taste of the dish. Sauces are prepared with the addition of ground spices; all other dishes are prepared with whole cloves.

In cosmetology

Cosmetologists often use clove oil to care for skin and hair. It is added to homemade clay-based masks, fermented milk products, fruit purees. Such masks are useful for the face; when used regularly, they eliminate acne, cleanse the dermis of bacteria, improve blood circulation, and increase the tone of the epidermis.

Homemade masks are prepared from the buds of the plant. They improve blood circulation, as a result of which hair begins to grow more actively. With the systematic use of these products based on clove oil, you can get rid of dandruff and increased oiliness of the scalp.

For weight loss

Nutritionists recommend using the spice for people who are on a diet. The rich chemical composition of the spice allows you to enrich the body with vitamins and biologically active elements during a period of limited nutrition.

Eating cloves improves the digestion process of food. Therefore, those who want to get rid of excess weight may not worry about the food they eat. Thanks to its high fat-burning ability, the spice prevents the deposition of excess weight.

Nutritional value 100 gr. cloves is 27 grams. carbohydrates, 20 gr. fat and 6 gr. proteins. Calorie content 100 gr. dry raw materials - 323 Kcal.

Treatment with cloves

You can start therapy with the product only after a doctor’s prescription. It is important to first read the list of contraindications. Below are recipes for preparing medicinal products from various diseases plant based.

Recipe No. 1

Ingredients:

Wormwood - 20 gr.
Tansy - 20 gr.
Cloves - 20 gr.

How to cook: Grind each ingredient separately in a coffee grinder. Then mix them.

How to use: On the first day take 10 grams. mixture 30 minutes before dinner. On the second day - half a dessert spoon 30 minutes before breakfast and dinner. From the third to the ninth day - the same dosage three times a day 30 minutes before meals.

Recipe No. 2

Ingredients:

Cloves - 100 gr.
Flax seed - 100 gr.

How to cook: Grind the food using a coffee grinder. Place the resulting mixture in an airtight container and place in a cool place.

How to use: Take 25 grams every day. medicine, diluting it in tea or fruit drink. The duration of treatment is 3 days. After this, take a break for 3 days. Then repeat the treatment again. The general course of treatment is 1-2 months.

Result: Elimination of helminths.

From pain

The spice effectively copes with various types pain, such as headache or menstrual pain. Below is a recipe for headaches.

Ingredients:

Clove oil - 1 drop.
Chamomile oil - 1 drop.
Lavender essential oil - 3 drops.
Almond oil - 5 gr.

How to cook: Mix the base oils, heat them in a water bath to body temperature, then add the essential oil and mix the product.

How to use: Massage your forehead and temples using a mixture of oils.

Result: Eliminate headaches.

From pressure

Ingredients:

Ground cloves - 3 gr.
Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Boil water, pour boiling water over the spice. Leave the broth for 1 hour, then strain through multilayer gauze.

How to use: Take 1 teaspoon of the decoction three times a day.

Result: A decoction of the plant effectively normalizes blood pressure, strengthens the walls of blood vessels, giving them elasticity.

For sore throat

To eliminate a sore throat, just take 2 dry cloves, suck on them, then chew and swallow. This procedure must be carried out until the inflammation disappears.

For diabetes

In medicine, cloves are actively used for diabetes. It lowers blood sugar levels, neutralizes the effects of histamine, and regulates the patient’s weight.

From the recipe below, you will learn how to drink cloves when diabetes mellitus 2 types.

Ingredients:

Carnation - 20 buds.
Water - 250 ml.

How to cook: Fill the buds hot water. Let the mixture brew for 12 hours, then strain through a cotton-gauze filter.

How to use: Drink 75 ml infusion 20 minutes before each meal.

Result: The tool supports optimal level blood glucose.

For pancreatitis

Often included complex treatment herbalists recommend using a spice-based infusion. The effectiveness of the product largely depends on whether you follow the recommended diet when you are sick.

The decoction recipe below should be used to treat chronic pancreatitis.

Ingredients:

Cloves - 20 gr.
Water - 100 ml.

How to cook: Pour cold boiled water over the medicinal raw materials. Leave the product for 8 hours, then strain.

How to use: Take 1 tablespoon of infusion every 4-5 hours.

Result: The product effectively eliminates the symptoms of pancreatitis.

For women

The spice has a beneficial effect on female body. Since ancient times it has been used to stimulate labor, uterine bleeding and as an abortifacient.

Clove ether increases the tone of the uterus, normalizes the menstrual cycle and hormonal levels. Spice also increases libido and prolongs sexual pleasure.

Cloves are useful for menopause. It improves sleep, eliminates nervousness, and reduces the symptoms of menopause.

For men

The plant has a positive effect on male body. The spice increases sexual activity, enhances potency, improves reproductive function. Also effective for prostatitis: normalizes blood circulation, eliminates pain and inflammation, suppresses the activity of bacteria.

Clove tincture

The tincture of the plant's fruits has healing properties. It can be used to prevent colds and viral diseases, increasing immunity, for bronchitis, sore throat. The remedy is also taken for neuroses. The product is used externally for arthritis, rheumatism, and arthrosis.

To prepare the tincture at home, use the recipe below.

Ingredients:

Carnation - 25 buds.
Vodka - 250 ml.

How to cook: Pour the medicinal raw materials into a glass container and fill with vodka. Close the jar with a lid. Leave the product for a week, shaking occasionally.

How to use: Take 1 teaspoon of tincture before meals.

Result: Improves well-being.

Clove oil

Clove oil can be purchased at any pharmacy.

In medicinal and for cosmetic purposes use plant-based oil. It is obtained from buds, leaves, and tree trunk.

The most common oil is produced from the buds. The product obtained from the leaves of the tree has a pungent and pungent aroma. The product, which is obtained from tree trunks, is made for industrial purposes.

Clove essential oil has the same useful qualities, the same as a regular spice. This product is more convenient to use when preparing homemade cosmetic masks for the face and hair, eliminating toothache, migraines, and other diseases. Ether is also used for massage, added to factory-made creams, lotions, and masks.

The oil of the plant is widely used in everyday life. It is used instead of mothballs against mold in damp areas of the apartment. The product also helps wean pet walk past the tray.

Clove extract

According to studies conducted by Minnesota scientists, the plant extract stops the proliferation of cancer cells of the cervix, mammary glands, and colon without harm to the body.

The study revealed that the greater the dosage of the product, the greater the effect.

Why chew cloves?

To treat diseases, it is not necessary to prepare decoctions and infusions of cloves or take clove oil. Healing effect you will get it even from chewing the spice buds.

Chewing a few flowers of the plant eliminates bad breath, relieves toothache and sore throat. When losing weight, chewing clove buds will saturate the body with the necessary biologically active substances.

If you feel a deterioration in your health, do not use the spice, consult your doctor. You may be prescribed a different form of spice for your treatment.

Cloves against mosquitoes

In the warm season, when blood-sucking insects give no rest, use simple and effective remedy from midges and mosquitoes. It is completely safe for both children and adults.

Ingredients:

Lemon - 1 pc.
Cloves - 20 pcs.

How to cook: Cut the lemon in half. Stick dried plant flowers into each half.

How to use: Place lemon halves indoors or outdoors. Mosquitoes and other flying insects will avoid this area.

Clove oil is no less effective against mosquitoes. Pour it into the aroma lamp and light it. And mosquitoes won't bother you.

Contraindications

Despite the healing properties of cloves, there are also restrictions for taking it, including:

children under 2 years of age;
pregnancy;
lactation period;
hypertension;
stomach ulcer;
increased acidity of gastric juice.

Where can I buy

You can buy the spice at the grocery store, and clove oil at the pharmacy and on the Internet. The price of ground spice is 60 rubles per 50 g, oil - 60 rubles per 10 ml.

Growing

Carnation is a heat-loving evergreen plant that can be grown at home or in greenhouses. Optimal temperature air for germination - from 17 to 25 degrees. The plant reproduces by petiole and seed methods.

For growing from petioles, slightly acidic soil is used. Before planting, the plant is treated with root and kept in a mixture of perlite and peat for 24 hours. The optimal choice of container for growing is a pot with drainage holes.

To grow plants from seeds, use a mixture of peat and sand in a 1:1 ratio. They are scattered on the surface of the soil, lightly sprinkled with a thin layer of earth and covered with cling film. The first shoots appear within a month.

The clove tree needs regular watering. It does not tolerate drought well.

To accelerate growth, the plant is fed. Fertilizers containing nitrogen and potassium are used as fertilizers. The tree needs fertilizer only in spring and summer. There is no need to enter them at other times.

What to remember

Cloves are used to prevent the formation of tumors.
The spice improves digestion, breaks down fat cells, and prevents their deposition. Therefore, it is useful to use it for weight loss.
The spice increases libido in men and women, it is recommended to use it for disorders hormonal levels, impotence and infertility.

Cloves are not only beautiful flower, but also an excellent seasoning that has been used in cooking for many centuries. However, few people know that cloves have healing properties and are often used in folk medicine, helping to get rid of a wide variety of ailments. Every housewife who loves and knows how to cook probably has dried clove buds in her house. Therefore, if you have a headache or digestive problems, instead of running to the pharmacy, you can use this effective natural remedy, which can deal with problems much better than conventional medications.

Useful properties of cloves

The beneficial properties of cloves are primarily due to the presence of essential oil in this plant, which has antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antispasmodic properties. Plus, clove essential oil contains the substance eugenol, which has wound-healing and regenerating properties. It is also worth noting that cloves contain vitamins A, E, D and C, a huge amount of fatty acids and tannins, as well as iron, potassium, magnesium, phosphorus and sodium.

Medicinal properties of clove oil

While ground cloves are most often used in cooking, clove oil is usually used to treat various diseases. For example, it is indispensable for severe headaches that are accompanied by nausea and vomiting. In this case, rub a few drops of oil in your palms, then massage your forehead and temples with your hands for 2-3 minutes. As a rule, within half an hour there will be no trace left of the headache.

Clove oil is also effective for diseases of the ears and teeth. For example, for otitis media, it is instilled into the ears several times a day, and gradually inflammatory process docked, and pain symptoms disappear. For acute toothaches, it is recommended to lubricate the gums with clove oil. Besides, for caries, cotton swabs soaked in oil should be placed in the damaged tooth for 10-15 minutes. If this procedure is performed at least 2 times a day, then after a few days you can completely get rid of pain and inflammation.

What are the benefits of clove buds?

In addition, clove buds are often used for medicinal purposes; they are not only added to food, but also serve as an excellent remedy. For example, people with increased blood pressure at feeling unwell You just need to chew a few buds of this plant and hold the resulting pulp in your mouth for about 5-6 minutes, then swallow. The same recipe can be used to combat vomiting and nausea. In case of digestive problems, such as flatulence or diarrhea, it is necessary to chop 5-6 dried clove buds, mix the resulting mass with a small amount salt and sprinkle it on a piece rye bread. As a rule, within 10-15 minutes after eating such a sandwich, a significant improvement occurs.

Cloves for treating sore throat

Thanks to the presence of essential oil, clove buds can be successfully used to treat sore throat and acute respiratory diseases . In this case, you should grind them into powder and dissolve 0.5 teaspoon in 200 ml of warm boiled water. Add a pinch to the resulting medicine sea salt and use the solution as a gargle twice a day.

Recipe for the occasion::

In addition, from ground cloves and cinnamon, which are taken in equal proportions (at the tip of a knife), you can prepare a medicinal drink against sore throat by adding the herbs to hot milk along with 1 teaspoon of natural honey. For those who need to remove mucus and phlegm from respiratory tract, you should dissolve a teaspoon of the mixture in your mouth in the morning, which consists of 0.5 teaspoon of ground cloves, 3-4 crushed cloves of garlic and 2 tablespoons of natural honey.

Benefits of cloves for women's health

From time immemorial Cloves are known as an excellent remedy for the treatment of female gynecological diseases. In particular, it is indispensable for those who need to increase the tone of the uterus and normalize menstrual cycle. For these purposes, a decoction of cloves is used, which is prepared at the rate of 1 tablespoon of crushed flowers per 1 liter of water. After cooling and straining, the decoction should be taken 50 ml before bed for 10 days. Also, a similar remedy is often used in folk medicine to stimulate labor; such a decoction can be instilled into the eyes to get rid of conjunctivitis.

The unopened flower buds of the Indonesian clove tree are widely known as the exquisite spice clove. Dried tree buds have already for a long time, due to its interesting smell and piquant taste characteristics, are used in a wide variety of production areas: liquor, food, perfume. The seasoning is also widely used in restaurant and home cooking.

This list of demand does not limit the capabilities of the product. This is an effective element of folk and traditional medicine. Infusion or infusion will help force the seasoning to release the healing microelements hidden in it, so how to properly infuse or infuse cloves is valuable knowledge that really helps with a number of problems in the functioning of the body.

What healing microelements are hidden in cloves?

The incredibly rich chemical composition of this seasoning rightfully classifies it as a healing agent. natural resources. Between its components there is a healing element for almost every organ and system human body. For example, it is phenomenal that this seasoning was able to combine all the B vitamins. Individually, they: improve the functioning of the nervous system, stimulate improved brain activity, participate in protein synthesis.

Deserves quite a bit of attention high level in seasoning ascorbic acid(vitamin C) – the first assistant for colds and infectious diseases. And one of the main components of the product, which provides it with that spicy aroma and piquant taste, is eugenol. This element of essential oil from spices is an excellent septic tank (disinfectant) and anesthetic.

The benefits of clove decoctions and tinctures

A decoction or infusion of cloves, no matter how strange it may sound, will have much greater benefits for the body compared to raw, dried seasoning. The thing is that the concentration of beneficial microelements in dry seasoning, eaten unprepared, in most cases provokes immediate diarrhea. In addition, a generous amount of spice essential oil can negatively affect the integrity of the gastric mucosa. In view of this, the product should always be infused or boiled.

I am glad that such versatility of this product is available to absolutely every lover of natural remedies. At the same time, common contraindications to the use of spices are hypertension, individual intolerance, stomach ulcers, and during lactation or pregnancy.

All that remains is to study the right ways use of spices. Although cloves are actually effective and healing, how to brew them has great value. Often, other components are added to recipes to increase the spectrum of action of drugs. It is worth taking note of the most popular recipes based on this miraculous seasoning.

Clove tincture for colds and runny nose

To implement the recipe you need to prepare:

Compound

cloves (8 pcs.);
half an orange;
half a lemon;
1 tsp. cinnamon;
water;
150–200 ml vodka.

Due to the last alcoholic component, the recipe is restricted to adults only.

To stabilize blood pressure with cloves, you should prepare:

cloves (6 pcs.);
lemon (half);
honey (1 tbsp);
hibiscus tea (2 tsp);
water (400 ml.).

Preparation

The cloves are ground to a powder.
The lemon is peeled and completely squeezed out, only its juice is needed.
Hibiscus tea is brewed with the above-mentioned amount of water.
All ingredients, including honey, are mixed.
The clove decoction, after 1–2 hours of infusion, is completely drunk. Pressure stabilization can be expected within 10–15 minutes. after its acceptance.

Tincture with cloves for adenoids

Bacterial inflammation of the tonsils is treated very simply and at the same time effective recipe based on cloves.

To make it you need to prepare:

cloves (8 pcs.);
sea salt (2 tbsp.);
water.

Preparation

Cloves, according to the already familiar scheme, are crushed into powder:
The seasoning is mixed with water and infused for 3-4 hours.
The solution is thoroughly mixed with sea salt.
This infusion is intended solely for gargling. The procedure should be carried out 3 times daily, thoroughly rinsing the throat with the solution for 2-3 minutes.

Healing clove infusion can have a beneficial effect on the body only if the dosage is observed and its use must be coordinated with the attending physician.