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EUGENIA CARYOPHYLLATA

CLOVES Lavanga

Clove is the bud of a tropical evergreen tree. Now common as a kitchen spice, clove was a rare, prized substance for thousands of years.

PROPERTIES

Clove has pungent and heating properties. It functions as an analgesic, expectorant, stimulant, and carminative. Clove has antifungal properties useful for treating athlete’s foot, and it deodorizes the mouth and breath.

Part of Plant Used Dried flower buds (either whole or powdered).

Conditions Treated Clove is recommended for colds, coughs, asthma, laryngitis, pharyngitis, toothache, indigestion, vomiting, hiccups, low blood pressure, and impotence. Clove tones muscles, and expectant mothers are recommended to eat cloves in the last month of pregnancy to strengthen the uterus.

Form Taken As an oil, compress, inhalation, massage oil, lotion, spice, and tea.

Used with Other Herbs? Cardamom, cinnamon, lavender, ginger, orange, bay leaf.

HOW TO USE

 Cloves reduce kapha and vátha, and increase pitta.

 Clove has long been used to fight bacteria, tooth decay, and anesthetize dental pain.

 For temporary relief of toothache prior to visiting your dentist, clean your teeth gently and thoroughly. Dip a Q-tip in pure clove oil. Apply it to the affected tooth and surrounding gum area.

CAUTION

 Clove should not be given to children under two, or nursing mothers, and should be used with care by pregnant women. External use of the oil may cause a rash.