Clove - Natural Benefits and Healing Properties

Clove has powerful antiseptic qualities and has a freshening effect. It heals rashy skins. It is used in medicated creams and packs.

Natural Benefits of Clove

Clove is rich in minerals such as calcium, hydrochloric acid, iron, phosphorus, sodium, potassium, and vitamin A and vitamin C.

Mouth Care: Clove oil is suggested for toothaches, and can help freshen breath.You may have tasted the sweet-hot flavor of clove oil in over-the-counter toothache medicines.

Try a drop of this healing oil (available at drugstores and health-food stores) to ease an aching tooth until you can see a dentist.

Infections: Due to its antiseptic properties, clove oil is useful for wound, cuts, scabies, athlete’s foot, fungal infections, bruises, prickly heat, scabies, etc. It can also be used insect bites and stings. Clove oil is very strong in nature and hence should be used in diluted form. Further, it should not be used on sensitive skin.

A Nutrient-Dense Spice - Like its fellow spices, clove's unique phytonutrient components are accompanied by an incredible variety of traditionally-recognized nutrients. Using our nutrient ranking system, we determined cloves to be an excellent source of manganese, a very good source of dietary fiber, vitamin C and omega-3 fatty acids and a good source of calcium and magnesium.

For centuries, cloves have been chewed to temporarily relieve toothache pain. Cloves are currently used as the active ingredient in many commercial mouthwashes and toothache remedies.

At the end of the study, regardless of the amount of cloves consumed, all those who ingested cloves showed a drop in glucose, triglycerides and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels. Blood levels of HDL ("good") cholesterol were not affected among the clove eaters. Those who did not ingest cloves experienced no changes.

Cloves are a great spice to heal ailments of the digestive system. They are well known for relieving flatulence and can actually help promote good digestion as well as metabolism. They may also help relieve vomiting and diarrhea as well as a host of other digestive disorders.